Let’s welcome Vijay Rupani: Twitterati react after BJP announces Gujarat CM

Rupani would be tasked with leading the party in the assembly polls due next year, overcoming the multiple challenges faced by it in the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The BJP, in power in Gujarat for long, has been facing grim challenges like Patel quota stir and Dalit unrest in the wake of widely condemned dalit flogging incident in Una apart from reversals in rural areas in civic polls, which together seem to have dented its image and support base, prompting Aanandiben to quit.

People on Twitter reacted on this move that has come as a surprise to many:

Vijay Rupani announcement as Guj CM confirms @AmitShah is clearly Big Boss of Gujarat. Will he go back to Gandhinagar after UP 2017?

— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) August 5, 2016

Vijay Rupani’s closeness to @AmitShah and less experience in governance, has many believing Shah will remote-control Guj Govt from Delhi

— Poulomi Saha (@PoulomiMSaha) August 5, 2016

New elected CM VIjay Rupani is junior most cabinet minister in outgoing CM Anandiben Patel cabinet. New Deputy CM Nitin Patel is senior most

— DeshGujarat (@DeshGujarat) August 5, 2016

Congrats @vijayrupanibjp 4 becoming new CM of Gujarat.Warmly remember long conversations with U that provided rare insights 4my book on NaMo

— Madhu Kishwar (@madhukishwar) August 5, 2016

Vijay Rupani is the next Gujarat Chief Minister, RSS again played a key role in deciding something for BJP

— Cifar (@cifarshayar) August 5, 2016

Vijay Rupani becomes first CM from Minority Community in Gujarat.

— Dhaval Patel (@dhaval241086) August 5, 2016

Let’s welcome the new Chief Minister of Gujarat Mr Vijay Rupani, a good friend of Amit Shah. #CMNahiSochBadlo 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/jAn5O1EURu

— Invincible (@i_me_my5elf) August 5, 2016

Heartiest Congratulations to @vijayrupanibjp Ji ! We hope that under your able leadership Gujarat will only become better!

— Manoj Sharma (@manojsharma3339) August 5, 2016

Congratulations to Shri. @vijayrupanibjp For being appointed as new cm of Gujrat…🙏✌️ pic.twitter.com/cD34LCHpoa

— #BJP4Naroda assembly (@272BJP) August 5, 2016

#Congrats @vijayrupanibjp Ji For Being Slected As CM & @Nitinbhai_Patel As Dy.CM Of Gujarat @AmitShah @BJP_ITCELL_Maha @MSufiSaint

— zahid patka (@zahidpatka) August 5, 2016

Congrats to @vijayrupanibjp for being Chief Minister of Gujarat. It is proud moment for all secularist. #Rupani_Rocks @BJP4India

— Tejas Shah (@_TejasShah) August 5, 2016

Media reaction after the declaration of #VijayRupani as GujratCM #NitinPatel ‘Exclusive’ wasted pic.twitter.com/6Kzzqx3vMm

— Zafar Abbas (@zafarabbaszaidi) August 5, 2016

Congratulations to Sh Vijay Rupani ji for being nominated as CM of Gujarat. @vijayrupanibjp pic.twitter.com/SjENaVhJ2M

— BJP Himachal Pradesh (@BJP4Himachal) August 5, 2016

Congratulations to CM Vijay Rupani…. Hope he does well in next 18 months to make sure win in 2017 election

— Ketan Gadhvi (@Ketu_kool) August 5, 2016

Congratulation @vijayrupanibjp Looking forward to see great leadership for the further development of Gujarat. @rajnipatel_hm

— Raj Patel (@rajpatel63) August 5, 2016

Congrats Vijay Rupani as CM of Gujarat.He should focus on #Hindutva & should not fall to demands of Caste based reservation.@vijayrupanibjp

— Amol Kulkarni (@kulkarniamold) August 5, 2016

Anandiben Patel announced her decision to resign through a Facebook post last week, saying she thought it fit to step down since as she will turn 75 this November, the age cap set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the central and the state ministries. On Wednesday, former chief minister Anandiben Patel submitted her resignation to Governor O P Kohli after BJP leaders decided to accept her offer to quit the post.