History
The 15th Gujarat Legislative Assembly was constituted following the 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly elections, held in two phases on 1 and 5 December 2022, with the results declared on 8 December. [1] Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 156 out of 182 seats, creating a new record of winning the most seats in Gujarat's electoral history. [2] The previous record for the highest number of seats won in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly was held by the Indian National Congress, which secured 149 seats in the 1985 elections under the leadership of Madhav Singh Solanki. [3] Since 1995 BJP has been in power in Gujarat. [4]
The Indian National Congress (INC), which had been the principal opposition party, won only 17 seats. [2] Aam Adami Party (AAP) won 5 seats, Independent candidates won 3 seats and Samajwadi Party won 1 seat. [5]
First Session and Oath-Taking
The first session of the 15th Gujarat Legislative Assembly commenced on December 19, 2022 in Gandhinagar. [5] Yogesh Patel, a senior BJP legislator, sworn in all 186 members of the assembly. All MLAs took the oath in the name of God except Congress' Jignesh Mevani and BJP's Karan Solanki, who took oath in the name of constitution. [5]
On December 20, 2022, Shankar Chaudhary, a BJP MLA from Tharad, was elected as the Speaker of the House. Jetha Bharwad, a 6 times MLA from Shehra, was elected as the Deputy Speaker of the House. [9]
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