Vijay Rupani will continue as the CM of Gujarat
Written by : SMTV24x7 | Fri, Dec 22, 2017, 05:54 PM
New Delhi, December 22: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that Vijay Rupani will continue as the chief minister of Gujarat. Nitin Patel will retain the post of deputy chief minister.
The elected MLAs of Gujarat BJP named Vijay Rupani and Nitin Patel as Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister respectively.
The decision was taken after Jaitley's meeting with all BJP MLAs. Rupani is close to BJP chief Amit Shah.
"Vijay Rupani was chosen as Legislature party leader unanimously, Nitin Bhai Patel as the deputy Legislature party leader in a meeting today. Will inform you all about the swearing in, soon," said Jaitley in a press conference in Gandhinagar.