NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, SEP 11
Fifteen months ahead of Assembly polls, the high command of the ruling BJP has decided to revamp the cabinet as well as the party. Accordingly, the Gujarat BJP legislature party is likely to meet on Sunday to choose the new chief minister following Vijay Rupani’s resignation, a senior party leader said here.
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The BJP wants a complete revamp of the government in Gujarat and state leadership before Assembly polls in the state, which is due to take place in the latter part of 2022. The party is also planning a major cabinet reshuffle. Around six ministers, including Bhupendrasinh Chudasama, are expected to be dropped from the cabinet, say sources.
પ્રધાનમંત્રી શ્રી નરેન્દ્ર મોદીજીના નિર્ણાયક નેતૃત્વમાં શાળાઓની સુવિધામાં થઈ રહ્યો છે ઉત્તરોત્તર વધારો #AzadiKaAmrutMahotsav pic.twitter.com/tJyF7R6kJR
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah may join the legislature party meeting along with central observers, said state BJP spokesperson Yamal Vyas.
In a sudden development, chief minister Rupani resigned on Saturday, over a year before the assembly elections.
Vyas was speaking to reporters after a meeting of senior leaders, including national general secretary B L Santhosh and Union minister Bhupender Yadav, at the party headquarters ”Kamalam” here.
“The BJP legislature party is likely to meet on Sunday, but we will be able to confirm this once the central parliamentary board conveys the exact time of the meeting to us. All BJP MLAs will attend the meeting along with central observers,” Vyas said.
The name of the new CM will be decided in the meeting, he added.
Santhosh and Bhupender Yadav met senior Gujarat BJP leaders, including state unit chief C R Paatil, deputy chief minister Nitin Patel, ministers Bhupendrasinh Chudasama and Pradipsinh Jadeja, state BJP general secretaries Pradipsinh Vaghela and Rajubhai Patel, and party’s chief whip in the Assembly Pankaj Desai.
Rupani did a lot of development work as chief minister and took Gujarat to new heights, Vyas said.
“It is a common process in the BJP…he will be given a new responsibility. He was earlier state president, then became chief minister, and now he will take up a new responsibility,” the spokesperson added.
