Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar reaches Gujarat to discuss probable names for CM's post

Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar on Sunday reached Ahmedabad as Bharatiya Janata Party`s (BJP) central observer to choose the next Chief Minister of Gujarat after Vijay Rupani's sudden resignation.  

New Delhi: Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar on Sunday reached Ahmedabad as Bharatiya Janata Party`s (BJP) central observer to choose the next Chief Minister of Gujarat after Vijay Rupani's sudden resignation. Tomar was accompanied by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National General Secretary Tarun Chugh. While, Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi is likely to join later.  "We have come in Ahmedabad to hold further discussions to pick the name of next chief minister of Gujarat. We will hold discussions with the state President and other senior leaders," Tomar told reporters. After Rupani's shock resignation, senior Gujarat BJP leaders met at the party office in Gandhinagar yesterday. The MLAs have been asked to reach the state capital by Saturday night to decide Rupani's successor.  The central leaders hurried to the state after Rupani met Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat on Saturday and submitted his resignation as Chief Minister.