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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
Vijay Rupani Steps Down: A CM who was ‘accessible and popular’ but ‘failed in nuanced political balancing’
September 12, 2021 4:33 pm
Management of Covid-19, during the second wave, remained one of the weakest features of the Vijay Rupani government which faced some scathing strictures from the Gujarat High Court.
Moral pressure created by AAP led to Vijay Rupani’s resignation: AAP leader Gopal Italia
September 11, 2021 7:58 pm
Gopal Italia, a Patidar, was formerly associated with the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) launched by Hardik Patel.
Vindicated, says journalist held for sedition after he wrote CM Vijay Rupani will go
September 12, 2021 2:29 pm
About his unconditional apology, the journalist said, "It was apparent that the state wanted to drag on the case and I did not want the same as it was bound to affect my career. So the government counsel proposed that I tender an apology and I left the country."
Speculation over Nitin Patel, Mansukh Mandaviya as next Gujarat CM after Rupani's resignation
September 11, 2021 7:21 pm
When Anandiben Patel resigned as chief minister in August 2016, there was talk that Patel would succeed her, but in a last-minute decision, Rupani was chosen for the top post.
CM Vijay Rupani’s resignation is meant to mislead people of Gujarat: Hardik Patel
September 11, 2021 7:17 pm
The young Patidar leader said the “real change” in the state’s leadership will happen after the Assembly elections next year in which the Bharatiya Janata Party will be defeated.
The three BJP chief ministers who resigned before Vijay Rupani in recent months
September 11, 2021 6:33 pm
Earlier, Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa had resigned and two chief ministers in Uttarakhand — Tirath Singh Rawat and Trivendra Rawat — had also stepped down.
Vijay Rupani's soft-spoken image may have been his undoing, say observers
September 11, 2021 6:12 pm
Some observers also point to the way he handled the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic and economic and social distress that followed it, even suggesting that it may have contributed to his downfall.
Highlights: Vijay Rupani resigns; Bhupendra Patel to be next Gujarat CM
September 13, 2021 11:30 am
Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat has said that Bhupendra Patel will be sworn in as the CM at 2:20 pm on Monday.
‘Rupani made a scapegoat to hide failures of remote-controlled BJP govt’: Congress
September 11, 2021 6:45 pm
AAP Gujarat general secretary Manoj Sorathiya said, “After 27 years of governance in Gujarat, if the BJP has to change its CM then it shows its poor state."
3rd BJP CM out in 2 months: Gujarat’s Rupani resigns, year ahead of polls
September 12, 2021 7:34 am
Vijay Rupani's resignation came with more than 14 months to go for his second term as CM. Considered an Amit Shah man, he had replaced Anandiben Patel in similar circumstances in August 2016, and celebrated five years of being in power recently.
