Gujarat is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about 1,600 km (990 mi) is the longest in the country,most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area,covering some 196,024 km2 (75,685 sq mi);and the ninth-most populous state,with a population of 60.4 million in 2011. It is bordered by Rajasthan to the northeast,Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu to the south,Maharashtra to the southeast,Madhya Pradesh to the east,and the Arabian Sea and the Pakistani province of Sindh to the west. Gujarat's capital city is Gandhinagar,while its largest city is Ahmedabad. The Gujaratis are indigenous to the state and their language,Gujarati,is the state's official language.
Reliance Industries Limited is an Indian multinational conglomerate headquartered in Mumbai. Its businesses include energy,petrochemicals,natural gas,retail,entertainment,telecommunications,mass media,and textiles. Reliance is the largest public company in India by market capitalisation and revenue,and the 100th largest company worldwide. It is India's largest private tax payer and largest exporter,accounting for 7% of India's total merchandise exports. The company has relatively little free cash flow and high corporate debt.
Praful Manoharbhai Patel is an Indian politician,industrialist and sports administrator. He is associated with the Nationalist Congress Party.
Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani is an Indian businessman and the chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries. With an estimated net worth of $123.3 billion as of July 2024,he is the richest person in Asia and 11th richest in the world.
Keshubhai Patel was an Indian politician who was the Chief Minister of Gujarat in 1995 and again 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 left the BJP in 2012 and formed the Gujarat Parivartan Party. He was elected from Visavadar in the 2012 state assembly election but 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.
Shankersinh Vaghela is an Indian politician and former Chief Minister of Gujarat from. He was also the Leader of Opposition in 13th Gujarat Legislative Assembly.
Although India is a parliamentary democracy,the country's politics has become dynastic or with high level of nepotism,possibly due to the absence of party organizations,independent civil-society associations which mobilize support for a party,or centralized financing of elections. The dynastic phenomenon is present at the national,state,regional,and district level. The Nehru–Gandhi family has produced three Indian prime ministers,and family members have largely led the Congress party since 1978. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) also has several dynastic leaders. In addition to the major national parties,other national and regional parties such as Shiromani Akali Dal,Shiv Sena,Samajwadi Party,Rashtriya Janata Dal,Janata Dal Secular,Jharkhand Mukti Morcha,Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam,Kerala Congress,Jammu &Kashmir National Conference,Indian Union Muslim League,AIMIM,and the Nationalist Congress Party are all dominated by families,mostly those of the party founders.
Vibrant Gujarat,also referred to as Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit,is a biennial investors' global business event that is held in the state of Gujarat,India. The event is aimed at bringing together business leaders,investors,corporations,thought leaders,policy and opinion makers;the summit is advertised as a platform to understand and explore business opportunities in Gujarat. The summit's primary objective is to promote Gujarat as an attractive investment destination and to facilitate partnerships and collaborations across different sectors. Summit began in 2003 and is now held every two years.
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 has mostly been dominated by the Bharatiya Janata Party with the Indian National Congress being the main opposition since the 1990s. The state has been governed by the BJP since 1998,and is considered a stronghold of the party. In 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election the Aam Aadmi Party emerge as third party.
Gautam Shantilal Adani is an Indian businessman who is the founder and chairman of the Adani Group,a multinational conglomerate involved in port development and operations in India.
The economy of Gujarat,a state in Western India,is the most industrialised in India,having the highest industrial output of any state in the union. It has the highest exports of any Indian state,accounting for 33% of all Indian exports in 2022-23. It leads in diverse industrial sectors such as chemicals,petrochemicals,dairy,drugs and pharmaceuticals,cement and ceramics,gems and jewellery,textiles and engineering. It has the highest Electricity Production Capacity and Maritime Port Cargo Volume among all states in India. It also has significant agricultural production with major agricultural produce of the state being cotton,groundnuts (peanuts),dates,sugar cane,milk and milk products. Gujarat recorded the lowest unemployment rate in India in 2022,with 4.4% of the labour force being unemployed.
South Gujarat,also known as Dakshin Gujarat,is a region in the Indian state of Gujarat. The region has a wetter climate than other regions of Gujarat. The western part is almost coastal and is known as Kantha Vistar,and the eastern part is also known as Dungar Vistar,which ranges from 100 to 1000 metres,with the highest peak at Saputara in the Dang district.
The Gujarat Legislative Assembly or Gujarat Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Gujarat,in the state capital Gandhinagar. Presently,182 members of the Legislative Assembly are directly elected from single-member constituencies (seats). It has a term of 5 years unless it is dissolved sooner. 13 constituencies are reserved for scheduled castes and 27 constituencies for scheduled tribes. From its majority party group or by way of a grand coalition cabinet of its prominent members,the state's Executive namely the Government of Gujarat is formed.
Jay Narayan Vyas is an Indian politician,scholar,analyst,administrator and public life official from Gujarat,India. He is the former Cabinet Minister of the Government of Gujarat in charge of the Health and Family Welfare department from 2007 to 2012 during the Bharatiya Janata Party rule.
Ramanlal Vora is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party from Gujarat state of India. He is elected to Gujarat Legislative Assembly for five consecutive terms from Idar from 1995 to 2017. He was serving as a speaker of Gujarat Legislative Assembly since 22 August 2016.
Govind Patel is an Indian politician associated with Bharatiya Janata Party. He was a State Minister for Energy &Petrochemicals and Science &Technology. He is a Member of Legislative assembly from Rajkot South constituency in Gujarat for its 12th,13th and 14th legislative assembly.
Rushikesh Ganeshbhai Patel is an Indian politician from Gujarat. He is an incumbent cabinet minister of Government of Gujarat.
Bhupendra Rajnikant Patel is an Indian politician and civil engineer 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 BJP. He started his political career in municipal bodies of Ahmedabad.
Mukeshbhai Zinabhai Patel is an Indian politician,Member of legislative assembly from Olpad constituency and took oath as state minister for agriculture,energy and Petrochemicals in Gujarat government on 16 September 2021. Mr. Patel belong to the Koli caste of Gujarat.
