CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -He was succeeded by Anandiben Patel who became the state’s first woman chief minister. The current chief minister is Bhupendrabhai Patel of the BJP. He was elected for the post following the resignation of then incumbent Vijay Rupani, who was in the office since 7 August 2016.

Detailed explanation-2: -Shri Bhupendra Rajnikant Patel was sworn-in as Gujarat’s 17th Chief Minister on December 12, 2022.

Detailed explanation-3: -Patel was unanimously elected as the BJP legislative party leader and Chief Minister elect of Gujarat on 12 September 2021 in the party legislature meeting at Gandhinagar. He was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Gujarat on 13 September 2021. On 08th February, 2022 he launched a new Gujarat IT/ITeS policy 2022-2027.

Detailed explanation-4: -Shri Bhupendra Rajnikant Patel was sworn-in as Gujarat’s 18th Chief Minister on December 12, 2022. Shri Bhupendrabhai Patel began his political journey as a member in Memnagar municipality and got elected as MLA from Ghatlodia constituency (Ahmedabad) in 2017 Gujarat assembly elections.