Shree Bhupendrabhai Rajnikant Patel

With a resounding historic victory in a maximum ever 156 seats in the recently organized Gujarat State Legislative Assembly Elections in December 2022, the BJP contender of the Chief Minister ship Shree Bhupendrabhai Rajnikant Patel sworn in as the 18th Chief Minister on December 12, 2022.

Shree Patel was sworn-in as 17th Chief Minister of Gujarat on September 13, 2021. Shree Bhupendrabhai Patel began his political journey as a member in Memnagar municipality and got elected as MLA from Ghatlodia constituency (Ahmedabad) in 2017 Gujarat assembly elections.

Shree Patel has extensive experience in administration, having served as the Chairman of the Standing Committee of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), and Corporator for Thaltej ward from 2010to 2015. He began his political career in 1995, when he was appointed as the Chairman of the Standing Committee of Memnagar Municipality. He served the municipality for over a decade, becoming Chairman of the local body during 1999-2000 and 2004-2006.

He has also served as the Vice Chairman of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation School Board between 2008 and 2010. Later on, he served as a corporator from Thaltej ward from 2010 to 2015. During this tenure, he served as the Chairman of the Standing Committee of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC).

In 2015, he was appointed as the chairman of Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA). In 2017, Shree Patel became a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the first time, by winning the election from Ghatlodia constituency with a wide margin of 1,17,000 votes.

Born on July 15, 1962, in Ahmedabad, Shree Patel holds a Diploma in Civil Engineering from Government Polytechnic, Ahmedabad. A firm believer of ‘service before self,’ Shree Patel has been an active social worker since early age. He is also an active member of Pandit Deendayal Library managed by RSS at Memnagar.

In his new role as the Chief Minister of Gujarat, Shree Bhupendra Patel sees a huge opportunity to serve the citizens of Gujarat and is committed to set new benchmarks of good governance in the state.

Beyond politics, Shree Patel enjoys playing badminton and cricket. He is a follower of Akram Vignan Movement founded by Dada Bhagwan. Shree Patel is also serving as trustee at Sardar Dham and World Umiya Foundation.