Bhupendra Patel meets Gujarat Governor, stakes claim to form government

Bhupendra Patel will be sworn in as the 18th Chief Minister at a function in Gandhinagar on December 12

Gujarat caretaker Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on December 10, 2022 met Governor Acharya Devvrat and staked a claim to form a government after he was elected as the leader of the BJP legislative party, two days after the party won a record mandate in the State elections.

Mr. Patel reached Raj Bhavan soon after he was elected as the leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislative party at a meeting earlier in the day.

Gujarat BJP chief CR Paatil accompanied Mr. Patel to Raj Bhavan.

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Mr. Patel will be sworn in as the 18th Chief Minister at a function at the Helipad ground near the new secretariat in Gandhinagar on December 12.

He had replaced Vijay Rupani as the Chief Minister of Gujarat in September 2021 ahead of the Assembly elections.

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