BP
BJPNDA
Bhupendra Patel
Chief Minister, Gujarat
Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
In office since
12 December 2022
Tenure
3.8 years
Born
1962
✦ Education
Diploma in Civil Engineering
L.D. Engineering College, Ahmedabad
✦ Prior Role
MLA Ghatlodia (2017, 2022); Ghatlodiya municipality chair
✦ Context & Governance Notes
Patel was a relatively low-profile MLA when he was chosen as CM in September 2021, replacing Vijay Rupani. BJP won a historic 156 of 182 seats in the December 2022 Gujarat elections under Patel's leadership. He is known as an accessible leader from the Patidar community. Gujarat is one of India's highest-performing states on industrialisation and FDI attraction.
Quick Facts
- Full Name
- Bhupendra Patel
- Role
- Chief Minister, Gujarat
- Party
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
- Alliance
- NDA
- In Office Since
- 2022-12-12
- Tenure
- 3.8 years
- Birth Year
- 1962
Sources
Education from EC affidavits; tenure data from official government records.