BJP names Bhupendra Patel as new chief minister of Gujarat

The BJP on Sunday named senior leader Bhupendra Patel as the next chief minister of Gujarat, a day after Vijay Rupani stepped down from the post.

The BJP on Sunday named senior leader Bhupendra Patel as the next chief minister of Gujarat, a day after Vijay Rupani stepped down from the post. The announcement of his name and unanimous election was completed at a legislative party meeting at state party headquarters Kamalam earlier in the day.