Anandiben Patel Resignation

Senior BJP leader Bhupendra Patel - known to be a protege of former Chief Minister Anandiben Patel -- will succeed Vijay Rupani as the Chief Minister of Gujarat. He was elected the leader of the legislature party after a meeting.

Gujarat's first woman chief minister Anandiben Patel faced during her brief tenure several challenges, including the Patel quota stir and the recent flogging of Dalits in Una, which are perceived to have dented the BJP's support base ahead of next year's state Assembly polls.

Setting in motion the process for picking a new Gujarat chief minister, BJP today gave its go ahead to incumbent Anandiben Patel to resign and authorised its president Amit Shah to pick her successor in consultation with the legislature party.

Anandiben Patel's resignation has been accepted and party chief Amit Shah will decide who will succeed her as Gujarat chief minister, the BJP's top decision makers, the parliamentary board, decided at a meeting today at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Race Course Road residence in Delhi.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Tuesday said his Gujarat counterpart Anandiben Patel's decision to step down was a "sacrifice" made by her to make way for the young generation.

A day after Gujarat chief minister Anandiben Patel resigned on Facebook, the focus is now on who the BJP will pick to replace her in the crucial run-up to assembly elections next year. The state's health minister Nitin Patel and Gujarat's BJP chief Vijay Rupani are said to be front-runners.

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has in a tweet this morning described Anandiben Patel as a "scapegoat," blaming "13 years of Modi rule, not 2 years of Anandiben," for what he called "Gujarat burning."

BJP President Amit Shah today said that the party's parliamentary board will decide on the replacement for Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel, who has offered to resign.

In the wake of recent resignation of Union Minister Najma Heptulla due to the undeclared age bar of 75 years for ministers put by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, now speculations are rife here on the fate of Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel, who will touch the line in November.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today demanded immediate resignation of Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel for a free and fair probe into the alleged irregularities in allocation of government land near Gir Lion Sanctuary to a company which has business links with her daughter Anar Patel.

The Congress has demanded the resignation of Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel over a controversial land allotment near the Gir lion sanctuary in the state, allegedly at a throwaway price to business associates of her daughter, Anar Patel.

Opposition Congress today alleged that police committed "atrocities" against innocent people while quelling the violence triggered by detention of Patel community leader Hardik Patel as they were given a "free hand" to do so by state government at the behest of Centre.

As he prepares to take charge as India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi resigned as Gujarat chief minister today after 13 years in office. His revenue minister Anandiben Patel will replace him in Gujarat.

Narendra Modi, Gujarat chief minister, will resign today after addressing a special session of the state assembly. His revenue minister Anandiben Patel is the front-runner to replace him in the state.

Senior BJP leader Bhupendra Patel - known to be a protege of former Chief Minister Anandiben Patel -- will succeed Vijay Rupani as the Chief Minister of Gujarat. He was elected the leader of the legislature party after a meeting.

Gujarat's first woman chief minister Anandiben Patel faced during her brief tenure several challenges, including the Patel quota stir and the recent flogging of Dalits in Una, which are perceived to have dented the BJP's support base ahead of next year's state Assembly polls.

Setting in motion the process for picking a new Gujarat chief minister, BJP today gave its go ahead to incumbent Anandiben Patel to resign and authorised its president Amit Shah to pick her successor in consultation with the legislature party.

Anandiben Patel's resignation has been accepted and party chief Amit Shah will decide who will succeed her as Gujarat chief minister, the BJP's top decision makers, the parliamentary board, decided at a meeting today at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Race Course Road residence in Delhi.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Tuesday said his Gujarat counterpart Anandiben Patel's decision to step down was a "sacrifice" made by her to make way for the young generation.

A day after Gujarat chief minister Anandiben Patel resigned on Facebook, the focus is now on who the BJP will pick to replace her in the crucial run-up to assembly elections next year. The state's health minister Nitin Patel and Gujarat's BJP chief Vijay Rupani are said to be front-runners.

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has in a tweet this morning described Anandiben Patel as a "scapegoat," blaming "13 years of Modi rule, not 2 years of Anandiben," for what he called "Gujarat burning."

BJP President Amit Shah today said that the party's parliamentary board will decide on the replacement for Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel, who has offered to resign.

In the wake of recent resignation of Union Minister Najma Heptulla due to the undeclared age bar of 75 years for ministers put by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, now speculations are rife here on the fate of Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel, who will touch the line in November.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today demanded immediate resignation of Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel for a free and fair probe into the alleged irregularities in allocation of government land near Gir Lion Sanctuary to a company which has business links with her daughter Anar Patel.

The Congress has demanded the resignation of Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel over a controversial land allotment near the Gir lion sanctuary in the state, allegedly at a throwaway price to business associates of her daughter, Anar Patel.

Opposition Congress today alleged that police committed "atrocities" against innocent people while quelling the violence triggered by detention of Patel community leader Hardik Patel as they were given a "free hand" to do so by state government at the behest of Centre.

As he prepares to take charge as India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi resigned as Gujarat chief minister today after 13 years in office. His revenue minister Anandiben Patel will replace him in Gujarat.

Narendra Modi, Gujarat chief minister, will resign today after addressing a special session of the state assembly. His revenue minister Anandiben Patel is the front-runner to replace him in the state.