Vadodara,also known as Baroda,is a major city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Vadodara district and is situated on the banks of the Vishwamitri River,141 km (88 mi) from the state capital of Gandhinagar. The railway line and National Highway 8,which connect Delhi with Mumbai,pass through Vadodara. The city is named for its abundance of banyan (vad) trees. Vadodara is also locally referred to as the Sanskari Nagari and Kala Nagari of India.
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.
Nitinbhai Ratilalbhai Patel is an Indian politician from Gujarat. He served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat from 5 August 2016 to 11 September 2021. He was formerly the Minister for Water Supply,Water Resources,Urban Development and Urban Housing. He was elected to the Gujarat Legislative Assembly from Mehsana in 2012 and 2017.
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).
Rajkot West is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India. It is part of Rajkot district and it came into existence after 2008 delimitation. Prior to that some areas under it were called 'Rajkot II' seat. Its current MLA was Gujarat's Chief Minister Vijay Rupani. It is a segment of Rajkot Lok Sabha constituency.
Raopura is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India. It is part of Vadodara district. Rajendra Trivedi A.K.A. Rajubhai Vakil was elected the MLA in the 2017 Vidhansabha elections. He is currently the Speaker of Gujarat Legislative Assembly.
Vadodara Marathon is a run for charity or for purpose organized now annually/bi-annually by an organization based in Vadodara. Accredited to the Association of International Marathon and Distance Races (AIMS),the Vadodara Marathon is the recipient of the AIMS gold medal for 'smallest city,biggest Marathon'.
Jitendrabhai Savjibhai Vaghani is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a member of legislative assembly representing Bhavnagar West in Gujarat Legislative Assembly. He was appointed an education minister when Bhupendra Patel became Chief Minister on September 2021.
Balvantsinh Rajput is an Indian politician businessman and cabinet minister of Industries,Civil Aviation,Rural Development,Labour and Employment in the Government of Gujarat. He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2017 after leaving Indian National Congress before the Rajya Sabha election.
Nirmla Wadhwani is a politician from Gujarat and was minister for Women and Child Development in Vijay Rupani's cabinet. She represented Naroda in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly.
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.
Dilipkumar Viraji Thakor is an Indian politician from the Patan District of Gujarat. He was a Minister of Labour and Employment,Disaster Management,Devsthan,and Pilgrimage Development in the Government of Gujarat under the leadership of Chief Minister Vijay Rupani. He represented the Chanasma Constituency of Patan District in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly. He contested 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election from Chanasma as a BJP candidate but was defeated by his nearest rival and INC candidate Dinesh Thakor.
Kaushik Jamnadas Patel is an Indian politician from Gujarat. A former revenue minister,Patel was a member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly from Dariapur (Ahmedabad) in 1995,1998 and 2002. He is a trusted associate of party chief Amit Shah,having contested from Naranpur constituency which was vacated by Amit Shah.
Indranil Sanjaybhai Rajguru is an Indian politician and former member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly. He was elected from Rajkot constituency in 2012.
Jawaharbhai Pethaljibhai Chavda is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Gujarat Legislative Assembly from Manavadar in the 2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Indian National Congress.
Atmaram Makanbhai Parmar is a Bharatiya Janata Party politician from Gujarat. Currently,he is an MLA from Gadhada Vidhansabha. He was Cabinet Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment,Women,and Child Welfare in the First Vijay Rupani Ministry from 2016 to 2017. He was also the State Social Welfare Minister in the Narendra Modi Government from 2007 to 2012. He was also Deputy Speaker of the Gujarat Vidhansabha from 25 February 2015 to 6 August 2016.
Manisha Vakil is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party,representing Vadodara City constituency at Gujarat Legislative Assembly since the 2017 state legislature elections. She was elected from the same constituency in the 2012 elections,as well.
Rutvikbhai Lavjibhai Makwana is an Indian politician. He serves as Member of legislative assembly from Chotila constituency. He is a member of the Indian National Congress. Makwana defeated the BJP's Dervaliya Zinabhai Najabhai in the 2017 election. He was appointed chief organiser of 'Gujarat Pradesh Seva Dal' by Rahul Gandhi in October 2018.
Jagdish Ishwarbhai Vishwakarma (Panchal) (born 12 August 1973) is currently the Minister of state,Gujarat. In the new Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel’s cabinet,Jagdish Vishwakarma (Panchal) has been allocated various portfolios. He is an MLA from Nikol constituency in Gujarat for its 14th legislative assembly. He is a state-level minister of Cottage Industries,Co-Operation,Salt Industries,Protocol (Independent Charge),Industries,Road and Building,Forest,Environment And Climate Change,Printing And Stationery (State Minister),Government of Gujarat. He was BJP President of Ahmedabad city and he has served as the Convenor of Udhyog Cell Bharatiya Janata Party Gujarat.
