Nitin Patel had expressed his desire to contest from the seat to the party high command, however, after the declaration of names on 15 seats in the first list, he withdrew from the race for the candidature.
Nitin Patel was leading the rally when a cow came running into the crowd and rammed into the ex-Dy CM.
Making amply clear that it is in a mood for a complete overhaul in Gujarat ahead of the 2022 state polls, the BJP on Thursday inducted 24 ministers, including 21 who have become ministers for the first time.
The swearing-in ceremony of the new Gujarat Cabinet under Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel was held at the Raj Bhavan. The BJP is banking on Patel, a Patidar, for electoral victory with the state scheduled to go to the polls next year.
New Gujarat Chief Minister and first-term MLA Bhupendra Patel was sworn in on Monday, two days after Vijay Rupani’s surprise exit from the post
Ahead of the oath-taking ceremony, Gujarat CM-designate Bhupendra Patel met BJP leader Nitin Patel in Ahmedabad on September 13. Bhupendra Patel will take oath as the Chief Minister of Gujarat in afternoon today.
There is still suspense over whether Patel would continue to remain as the deputy CM in the next government led by Bhupendra Patel or not.
Patel arrived at the party's headquarters, Shree Kamalam in Gandhinagar for the state BJP legislative party meet which is being held to discuss the leadership issue.
Addressing an event on Friday at Gandhinagar, Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel made a controversial remark claiming that laws and secularism will last only as long as Hindus are in majority in the country, and that none of the country's "courts, Lok Sabha, Constitution, secularism" will remain in case Hindus are reduced to a minority.
Nitin Patel was speaking at a event organized by the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP). He stood firm on his remark, but also clarified that he was not talking about all the Muslims or Christians, as a large number of them are patriots.
Indian opener Shubman Gill is likely to miss the first Test of the series due to an 'internal injury'. The exact nature and place of the injury are not known yet.
Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel informed that Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has tested positive for COVID-19. He further said that he might remain in hospital for a week.
In an exclusive interview with IndiaTV Gujarat Deputy CM Nitin Patel opens up on how the state govt will handle the vaccination program which is set to begin from Jan 16.
To celebrate the 70th birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a bakery in his home state of Gujarat has made a cake weighing 771 kg, and 71-foot long.
Gujarat government has resumed work on infrastructure development projects after some relaxations in coronavirus lockdown.
After the house proceedings of the Gujarat state assembly, Nitin Patel on Monday told reporters, "As I hear, there will be more resignations tendered from the Gujarat Congress legislators in the coming days. We are just watching the time."
Nayeem continued with his batting, scoring 19 runs off 28 deliveries before becoming Ishant Sharma's fifth victim for the day.
Presenting his seventh budget, Patel called it a "historical moment as the first time since the formation of the state, a budget size of over Rs two lakh crore is being presented in this house".
Rupani's statement comes days after the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh announced renaming of Allahabad and Faizabad as Prayagraj and Ayodhya, respectively.
Nitin Patel's clarification came after social media posts and reports claimed that he had been asked to resign as the deputy chief minister by BJP president Amit Shah.
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