Not In Race To Become Chief Minister, Says Gujarat BJP Chief

Vijay Rupani met Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat today and submitted his resignation as Chief Minister.

After Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani stepped down from his post, state BJP chief C R Patil today said he is not in the race for the Chief Minister's post. In a video message, Mr Patil said, "Vijay Rupani has resigned from his post today. Naturally, there are a lot of names in the media for the new Chief Minister, including my name. I want to make it clear that I am not in any such race. Together with the new chief minister appointed by the party and Vijay Rupani, we will achieve our target of winning 182 out of 182 seats in the next assembly elections and work to strengthen the party." Senior Gujarat BJP leaders met at the party office here after the resignation of Vijay Rupani as Chief Minister of the state. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel, CR Patil and Rupani were among those who attended the meeting.