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👁 Bhupendra Patel
Image Source : Wikipedia
  • Born 15 July 1962
  • Age 62
  • Birth Place Ahmedabad, Gujarat India
  • Profession Politician, Engineer, Builder
  • Political Party Bharatiya Janata Party
  • Residence Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

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Bhupendra Patel BIOGRAPHY

Last Updated : 02 Feb 2025
Bhupendra Patel is the second time Gujarat Chief Minister. He was sworn in for a second term on December 12, 2022. Following the BJP’s seventh consecutive victory in the state’s Legislative Assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and other senior ministers... were present at the ceremony. Patel, 60, first took the oath in September 2021 as the CM. More recently, he was elected as the leader of the BJP legislative party on Saturday, following which he met the governor and staked the claim to form the next government. He won the Ghatlodia seat, part of the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency, with the highest margin of 1.92 lakh votes in the elections. Here are five things to know about the leader at the top leader of Gujarat. A low-profile BJP leader and the first from the Kadva Patidar sub-group to become CM, Patel, who was then a first-time MLA, replaced Vijay Rupani in September 2021 in a surprise move. This was seen as part of the party’s larger plan to carry out institutional changes across the different levels of leadership in the state before the 2022 elections. The Patidar community, which forms BJP’s core vote bank, was seen as drifting away from it over the last few years. The 2015 Patidar agitation, which led to Hardik Patel becoming a significant leader, was also seen as a sign of the community’s dissatisfaction with the BJP. Bhupendra Patel hence became the fifth Patidar leader to become CM, after Anandiben Patel, Keshubhai Patel, Babubhai Patel and Chimanbhai Patel. Holding a diploma in civil engineering, Patel was in the real-estate business for around the last 25 years. His son-in-law runs a construction company. Patel started out by running a shop selling firecrackers in Dariapur in Ahmedabad’s walled city area and won elections from the Memnagar Nagarpalika in the 1990s, the area now a part of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation limits. He rose through the ranks to become the first chief minister from Ahmedabad – Gujarat’s business capital and its largest city. He fought his first major election in 2010 as a corporator from the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and went on to become the standing committee chairperson. In 2017, his first Assembly election, Patel defeated Congress candidate Shashikant Patel by a huge margin of over one lakh votes. In part, his selection for the CM post was also given he has not been embroiled in any major controversy in his career.

Bhupendra Patel PERSONAL LIFE

POSITIONS HELD BY Bhupendra Patel

Position Tenure
Chief Minister of Gujarat 12 September 2021 - Present
Member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly 2017 - Present

BHUPENDRA PATEL NEWS

Conspiracy to jail AAP workers before polls, Kejriwal tells Gujarat CM

April 03, 2026 1:31 am

In his letter, Kejriwal stated that Gadhvi's arrest was part of a "special pattern" as 160 AAP members had been arrested in Gujarat over three months.

Gujarat may table UCC Bill in Assembly next week

March 18, 2026 1:07 am

Panel suggests common legal framework for all religions and communities on marriage, divorce, inheritance, adoption and other issues: Sources

Gujarat CM urges new recruits to work for welfare of people

March 16, 2026 1:04 pm

Policies and rules for good governance and not for harassment of people, Patel says

CM says Budget advances state's development journey; Opp calls it disappointing

February 19, 2026 1:11 am

CM Patel said 65 per cent of the Budget expenditure is allocated for developmental spending. The Budget is based on five pillars of social security, human resource development, infrastructure, economic growth and green growth, he said.

Gujarat CM inaugurates 15 smart schools; calls for integration of knowledge & technology

February 14, 2026 8:03 am

The Chief Minister inaugurated the newly constructed ‘School Board Bhavan’ at Navrangpura, built at a cost of Rs 10.61 crore.

Public exposition from Feb 4-10: Buddha relics begin journey from Vadodara to Colombo, CM Patel flags off procession

February 04, 2026 6:00 am

A guard of honour was also offered to the relics by  a contingent of the Vadodara city police before being safely loaded on to a vehicle that headed for the Vadodara airport, from where the relics will be flown to Delhi, onward to Colombo.

'Give up egos' and lead a life guided by 'devotion': Gujarat CM at BAPS event

February 03, 2026 10:19 am

Gujarat Chief Minister Patel stressed on the need to "give up egos" and lead a life guided by "devotion", while mentioning the humility shown by former President of India Dr A P J Abdul Kalam.

Gujarat Confidential: Gir morning

January 30, 2026 2:47 am

Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, who was in Junagadh, took a jungle safari of Sasan-Gir on Thursday morning. The CM sighted lions at two locations during the safari, said an official release. Later, the CM also took to X and posted pictures of his safari.

Frame visitors policy at protected forest areas, Gujarat CM Patel tells officials

January 21, 2026 10:32 pm

The meeting also discussed the presence of a tiger in Ratanmahal Sanctuary.

👁 The 6th round of India-Azerbaijan Foreign Office Consultations was also held on Friday in Baku. (Credit: X/@MEAIndia)
11 months after bilateral ties took a hit, India and Azerbaijan officials meet in Baku
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Indian and Azerbaijani officials met in Baku to mend strained relations following India's military strikes on Pakistan. Discussions covered trade, technology, tourism, and fighting cross-border terrorism. The Indian ambassador facilitated the engagement and future consultations will be held in New Delhi. The conflict led to a boycott campaign, causing a significant decline in Indian tourists.

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