Gujarat Legislative Assembly or Gujarat Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Gujarat, in the state capital Gandhinagar. Presently, 182 members of the Legislative Assembly are directly elected from single-member constituencies (seats). It has a term of 5 years unless it is dissolved sooner. 13 constituencies are reserved for scheduled castes and 27 constituencies for scheduled tribes. From its majority party group or by way of a grand coalition cabinet of its prominent members, the state's Executive namely the Government of Gujarat is formed.
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| Legislative body | Gujarat Legislative Assembly | ||
| Meeting place | Vithalbhai Patel Bhavan, Gujarat Vidhan Sabha, Gandhinagar | ||
| Term | 12 December 2022 – | ||
| Election | 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election | ||
| Government | BJP | ||
| Opposition | INC | ||
| Website | www | ||
| Members | 182 | ||
| Speaker | Shankar Chaudhary, BJP | ||
| Deputy speaker | Jethabhai Ahir, BJP | ||
| Chief Minister | Bhupendrabhai Patel, BJP | ||
| Party control | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
History
editBJP has broken the record of winning most seats in Gujarat assembly which was previously with Madhav Singh Solanki who has won 149 seats. BJP has been in power since 1995.[1] BJP is also near the record of being longest serving party in an assembly consecutively. Currently the record is with Left alliance which had been in power for 34 years (from 1977 to 2011).
Government formation
editAfter gaining a super majority in 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election, the BJP elected Bhupendrabhai Patel as the leader of the legislative party on 10 December 2022.[2] On 12 December 2022, Bhupendrabhai Patel took oath as Chief Minister of Gujarat by Governor Acharya Devavrat. Also 8 leaders took oath as cabinet ministers, two as Minister of State with independent charges and six others as Minister of State.[3]
On 13 December 2022, 3 independent candidates decided to support the BJP government.[4]
Notable positions
edit| S.No | Position | Portrait | Name | Party | Constituency | Office Taken | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Speaker |  |
Shankar Chaudhary | BJP | Tharad | 20 December 2022[5] | |
| 2 | Deputy Speaker | Jethabhai Ahir | Shehra | ||||
| 3 | Leader of the House (Chief Minister) |  |
Bhupendrabhai Patel[6] | Ghatlodia | 12 December 2022[7] | ||
| 4 | Leader of the opposition | Vacant | |||||
Party wise distribution
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| Party | No. of MLA's | Leader of the Party
in Assembly |
Leader's Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 162 | Bhupendrabhai Patel[8] | Ghatlodia | |
| Indian National Congress | 12 | Amit Chavda[9] | Anklav | |
| Aam Aadmi Party | 4 | Chaitar Vasava[10] | Dediapada | |
| Samajwadi Party | 1 | Kandhal Jadeja[11] | Kutiyana | |
| Independent | 2 | |||
| Vacant | 1 | |||
| Total no of MLA's | 182 | |||
Members of Legislative Assembly
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Gujarat Election Result 2022 Highlights | BJP retains power for record 7th term; brand Modi shines". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ Ani |. "Gujarat: Bhupendra Patel elected as leader of BJP legislative party in Gandhinaga, says Harsh Sanghavi". The Economic Times. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Gujarat CM oath ceremony Live Updates: PM Modi, Amit Shah on stage, Bhupendra Patel takes oath as Gujarat CM for second time". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "3 independent MLAs to support BJP in Gujarat". India Today. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Shankar Chaudhary took office as Vidhan Sabha speaker". www.zeenews.india.com. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Bhupendrabhai Petel to sworn as CM again". NDTV.com. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ "Bhupendra Patel to take oath today PM Modi Amit amongst to present". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Bhupendrabhai to sworn again as Chief Minister". www.theprint.in. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ "Congress appoints Amit Chavda as legislature party leader in Gujarat". Hindustan Times. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ "leader of opposition in gujarat aap - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ "Samajwadi Party candidate won from Kutiyana". www.news18.com. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ Live, A. B. P. (8 December 2022). "Mavjibhai Desai won Dhanera seat". www.abplive.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ "Independent candidate Dhavalsinh Zala reclaims seat". cnbctv18.com. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ PTI (15 December 2022). "Gujarat's former State minister Shankar Chaudhary set to become next Assembly Speaker". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Gujarat Congress MLA C J Chavda resigns, likely to join BJP". The Indian Express. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Bhupendra Patel named Gujarat CM again". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 10 December 2022.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Arjun Modhwadia, Congress leader resigns from Gujarat Assembly, likely to join BJP". IndiaTV. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Gujarat AAP MLA Bhupendra Bhayani resigns, set to join BJP". The Hindu. 13 December 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Khambhat Congress MLA Chirag Patel resigns". DeshGujarat. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ PTI (15 December 2022). "Gujarat's former State minister Shankar Chaudhary set to become next Assembly Speaker". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Gujarat : Independent MLA Dharmendrasinh Vaghela Joins BJP Ahead Of Lok Sabha Elections". The Blunt Times. Retrieved 24 January 2024.