Keshubhai Patel was an Indian politician who was the Chief Minister of Gujarat in 1995 and from 1998 to 2001. He was a six-time member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly. He was a member of RSS since 1940s,of Bharatiya Jana Sangh in 1960s,Janata Party in 1970s,and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from 1980. He subsequently left the BJP in 2012 and formed the Gujarat Parivartan Party. He was elected from Visavadar in the 2012 state assembly election but later resigned in 2014 due to ill health and merged his party with BJP. He was awarded India's third highest civilian award the Padma Bhushan posthumously in 2021.
Vijaybhai Ramniklalbhai Rupani is an Indian politician who served as the 16th Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2016 to 2021 for two terms. He was a member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly,representing Rajkot West. He is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party.
The Indian state of Gujarat was created out of the 17 northern districts of former State of Bombay. The Mahagujarat movement was instrumental in the formation of a separate state,Gujarat. Politics in Gujarat is mostly dominated by the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Indian National Congress. The state has been governed by the BJP since 1998,and is considered a stronghold of the party.
Ahmedabad Metro is a rapid transit system for the cities of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar in Gujarat state of India.
Baroda State was a princely state in present-day Gujarat,ruled by the Gaekwad dynasty of the Maratha Confederacy from its formation in 1721 until its accession to the newly formed Dominion of India in 1949. With the city of Baroda (Vadodara) as its capital,during the British Raj its relations with the British were managed by the Baroda Residency. The revenue of the state in 1901 was Rs. 13,661,000. Baroda formally acceded to the Dominion of India,on 1 May 1949,prior to which an interim government was formed in the state.
Kunvarjibhai Mohanbhai Bavaliya is the Minister Of Water Supply,Water Resource,Food Civil Supply,Animal Husbandry,Rural Housing in the Government Of Gujarat. Convener of Gujarat Member of Parliament,President of All India Koli Samaj,New Delhi,Kunvarjibhai Bavaliya belong to the Koli caste of Gujarat.
The 2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of Gujarat in December 2012 for all 182 members of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly. Incumbent Chief Minister Narendra Modi of Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP),in power since 2002,was running for his fourth term. The leader of the opposition was Shaktisinh Gohil of the Indian National Congress (INC).
Olpad is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India. It is part of Surat district.
Udhana is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India. It is part of Surat district. It came into existence after 2008 delimitation.
Harsh Ramesh Sanghvi is currently Minister of State (MoS) Sports,Youth Service,Co-ordination of voluntary organization,Non-resident Gujaratis’Division,Transport,Gruh Rakshak Dal and Gram Rakshak Dal,Civil Defence,Jail,Border Security,Home and Police Housing,Industries,Cultural Activities In the Gujarat CM Bhupendrabhai Patel’s cabinet. Before sanghvi Pradip Singh Jadeja,Amit Shah,Haren Pandya and Gordhanbhai Zadafia have served as the home minister of Gujarat under the BJP regime. He is a member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly,Majura in Gujarat,India. He was also National Vice President of BJP Yuva Morcha.
Starting in July 2015,the people of India's Patidar community,seeking Other Backward Class (OBC) status,held public demonstrations across the Indian state of Gujarat.
The 14th Gujarat Legislative Assembly election,2017 was held on 9 December 2017 and 14 December 2017 in the Indian state of Gujarat to elect the Members of Legislative Assembly (MLA). The votes were counted on 18 December. All 182 members of the 14th Gujarat Legislative Assembly were elected with the leader of the largest party or coalition expected to become the next chief minister.
Bhupendra Rajnikant Patel is an Indian politician,Civil Engineer and Builder who is serving as the 17th and current Chief Minister of Gujarat since 2021. He represents the Ghatlodia Assembly constituency in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly since 2017. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He started his political career in municipal bodies of Ahmedabad.
The Bachubhai Maganbhai Khabad is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Gujarat Legislative Assembly from Devgadhbariya in the 2002,2012,2017 and 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was sworn as Minister of State for Fisheries,Forest and Environment in Anandiben Patel cabinet in 2014. Khabad belongs to the Koli caste of Gujarat.
Zankhana Patel is an Indian politician and Member of legislative assembly from Choryasi,Surat. She contested 2017 Gujarat legislative assembly election from Bharatiya Janata Party and won by margin of 1,10,819. She is daughter of late BJP legislator Rajendra Patel and previously elected in 2016 Gujarat legislative assembly bypolls. she belong to Koli community of Gujarat.
Gopal Italia is an Indian politician and a social activist. He was ex-police official and a leader of the Patidar reservation agitation. From December 2020 to January 2023,he was the Convener of Aam Aadmi Party in Gujarat.
Legislative Assembly election was held in Gujarat from 1 to 5 December 2022 in two phases,to elect 182 members of 15th Gujarat Legislative Assembly. The votes were counted and the results were declared on 8 December 2022.
Devabhai Punjabhai Malam is an Indian politician,Member of legislative assembly from the Keshod constituency and State Minister for Ministry of Fisheries,Animal Husbandry and Dairying in the Gujarat government. Mr. Malam belong to the Koli caste of Gujarat.
Raghavbhai Chondabhai Makwana is an Indian politician,sitting MLA of Mahuva and State minister in Gujarat government during Bhupendrabhai Patel ministry. He took oath as State Minister for Social justice and empowerment department. Makwana belong to the Koli caste of Gujarat.
The Talapada,or Talpada,is a subcaste of the Koli caste of Gujarat state in India. Talapada Kolis are agriculturists by profession. they were members of the Gujarat Kshatriya Sabha,an organisation launched by Natwarsinh Solanki who was a Koli elite. In 1907,they were classified by the British as a Criminal Tribe,ascribing to them a range of anti-social activities such as highway robbery,murder,and theft of animals,cattle and standing crops. They were also alleged to be blackmailers and hired assassins.
