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Vijay Rupani
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- Born 02 August 1956
- Age 68
- Birth Place Rangoon, Union Of Burma, (present-day, Yangon, Yangon Region, Myanmar, )
- Profession Politician
- Political Party Bharatiya Janata Party
- In Office 16th Chief Minister Of Gujarat 7 August 2016 - 11 September 2021, Cabinet MinisterGovernment Of Gujarat 19 November 2014 - 7 August 2016, Member Of Gujarat Legislative Assembly 19 October 2014 - 8 December 2022, Member Of ParliamentRajya Sabha 25 July 2006 - 24 July 2012, President Of The Bharatiya Janata Party, Gujarat February 2016 - August 2016, Mayor Of Rajkot Municipal Corporation 1996-1997
- Residence Rajkot, India
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Vijay Rupani BIOGRAPHY
Last Updated : 05 Feb 2025
Vijaybhai Ramniklalbhai Rupani: A Gujarat BJP Stalwart Born August 2, 1956, Vijay Rupani served two terms as Gujarat’s 16th Chief Minister (2016-2021). A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), he represented Rajkot West in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly. Rupani's political career saw a ...
Vijay Rupani PERSONAL LIFE
| Spouse | Anjali Rupani |
| Education | Saurashtra University (BA, LLB) |
POSITIONS HELD BY Vijay Rupani
| Position | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Member of Rajya Sabha | 2006 - 2012 |
| Member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly | 19 October 2014 - 8 December 2022 |
| Chief Minister of Gujarat | 7 August 2016 - 12 September 2021 |
VIJAY RUPANI NEWS
'Gone in a second' for a second time: Vijay Rupani
November 10, 2022 11:59 pm
Supporters were hoping the “approachable” leader “who did a lot for Rajkot” would get ticket again, but appreciate that he bowed out himself
Vijay Rupani: Gujarat BJP veteran and two-time CM, who rose from the ranks
October 09, 2022 11:58 am
Rupani, BJP’s Punjab in-charge, recently told The Indian Express that he stepped down as CM, in September last year, within hours of being asked by party high command.
Crisis in Rajasthan Congress an ornament of democracy: Jagdish Thakor
September 29, 2022 12:31 am
Rupani, has in an interview to The Indian Express said that he was told only the night before September 11 last year, that he would have to step down and he did it "happily".
Vijay Rupani interview: 'The legislature party meeting is merely a procedure, as it should be... be it Cong or BJP. The CM candidate is decided by the high command'
September 28, 2022 8:56 pm
“The party made me CM, so I became one. Then the party told me they are replacing me and I told them to do it happily... I quit with a smiling face, not a sulking one”
Resigned as CM after being told only the previous night by BJP high command: Rupani
September 28, 2022 2:56 pm
Didn’t ask for a reason, so wasn’t given one… high command decision is always final: former Gujarat CM.
Election Watch | Saurashtra, factionalism in BJP: Why Vijay Rupani is out of Gujarat
September 12, 2022 9:45 pm
While some claim it has to do with ex-CM’s feud with CR Paatil, others say party wanted to give Vajubhai Vala a free hand in Saurashtra.
Vijay Rupani appointed BJP incharge of Punjab, Chandigarh
September 10, 2022 1:29 am
The development assumes significance as this will be the first major responsibility given to Rupani by the party high command since his ouster as CM of Gujarat last year.
To fine-tune affairs in states, BJP shuffles 15 in-charges
September 10, 2022 7:08 am
Maharashtra veteran Vinod Tawde, who was elevated as general secretary last November, has been given the charge of Bihar, where the party recently lost power after its key ally Nitish Kumar left the NDA and joined hands with the RJD to continue in power. Tawde was in-charge of Haryana.
Urban forest project launched by Rupani in 2019 is now Ram Van
August 18, 2022 1:11 am
Rupani launched the project, then officially called Urban Forest, by planting an Arjuna (terminalia arjuna) tree downstream the Aji dam on National Highway 8 on his 63rd birthday on August 2, 2019.
Gujarat Confidential: Patidar Symbolism
June 06, 2022 3:38 am
The BJP is a party of symbolisms. One recent example was during the induction of Patidar youth leader Hardik Patel at the party's state headquarters Shree Kamalam last week.
