Senior BJP leader Bhupendra Patel will succeed Vijay Rupani as the Chief Minister of Gujarat.
He was elected the leader of the legislature party after a meeting, it is believed that the he was the choice of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister Amit Shah.
New Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel will take oath today in a ceremony expected to be attended by Home Minister Amit Shah and chief ministers of four BJP-led states.