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👁 Bhupendra Patel
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  • 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

Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel launches Miyawaki forest, Green Oxygen Park in Bharuch

June 17, 2026 8:06 pm

Miyawaki forest spans 22,000 square metres, houses over one lakh trees from 92 indigenous species: Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd.

Gujarat Confidential: Heeding PM’s advice

May 12, 2026 8:06 pm

If Thalapathy Vijay can do all this, why can't Gujarat? ...As Gujaratis we deserve better?," Mevani said in a video message, calling upon Gujaratis to join the campaign.

Resolve public complaints swiftly: Gujarat Chief Minister to officials

April 29, 2026 9:09 pm

Authorities directed to make list of citizens' complaints and prepare an action plan for quick resolution, says minister Vaghani.

Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel cites war, advises BJP workers not to lose restraint over 'rumours': 'Time for us to be patient'

April 06, 2026 3:43 pm

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel says Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah will ensure that petrol and diesel prices are not hiked.

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.

👁 Ram Charan in a still from Peddi
Ram Charan’s Peddi defies the odds to blast past Rs 400 crore globally in just 14 days
Entertainment1 hr ago

Ram Charan's sports drama Peddi, directed by Buchi Babu Sana, has become a massive success, earning over Rs 400 crore worldwide in just 14 days. It has broken records for the actor, becoming his highest grossing solo film and the second to cross Rs 200 crore domestically. Despite controversy, Peddi has been a significant milestone in Ram Charan's career.

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