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Bhupendra Patel: Journey from engineer, builder, councillor to CM, know the whole story of Bhupendra Patel in 10 points

Bhupendra Patel has been associated with the Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh since the beginning of his political career.

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Bhupendra Patel: Journey from engineer, builder, councillor to CM, know the whole story of Bhupendra Patel in 10 points

Bhupendra Patel was once again elected as the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Legislature Party Leader in Gujarat. He will now take oath as Chief Minister again on Monday, December 12. The story of Bhupendra Patel, a close aide of PM Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, is also very interesting. Engineer-turned-builder Bhupendra started his political innings by getting elected as a councillor.

Let’s know the full story of Bhupendra Patel

1. When was Bhupendra Patel born?

Bhupendra Patel was born on July 15, 1962 in Ahmedabad. Bhupendra Patel is also known among people as ‘Dada’.

2. Who all are in Bhupendra Patel’s family

The name of the father of Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel is Rajnikant Bhai Patel. Bhupendra Patel’s wife’s name is Hetal Patel. His brother’s name is Ketan Patel. His son’s name is Anuj Patel. Bhupendra Patel’s daughter-in-law’s name is Devanshi Patel.

3. From which caste does the CM of Gujarat come?

Bhupendra Patel is a Patidar from Gujarat. Bhupendra also played an important role in ending the Patidar movement. Bhupendra is also the head of several Patidar organisations.

4. How educated is Bhupendra Patel?

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has done Diploma in Civil Engineering.

5. How did Bhupendra Patel step into politics?

Bhupendra Patel has been associated with the Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh since the beginning of his political career. After completing his diploma, he started working as a builder. In 1995, he was elected a member of the Memnagar Municipality of Ahmedabad for the first time. After this he was elected as a member in 1999 and again in 2004. He was also the chairman of the municipality from 1999 to 2004.

6. Which responsibility did Bhupendra Patel perform further?

From 2008 to 2010, he was the Vice President of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. From 2015 to 2017, he was the chairman of the Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority.

7. When was Bhupendra Patel elected as an MLA for the first time?

In 2017, Bhupendra Patel contested Ghatlodia assembly elections for the first time and won by a record 1.17 lakh votes. After this his name became a talk of the town. Vijaybhai Rupani was the then Chief Minister. This time also Patel contested from Ghatlodia seat and won the election by 1.92 lakh votes.

8. When and how did Bhupendra Patel become a CM?

Anandiben Patel was made the Chief Minister of Gujarat after Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister. She remained in this post from May 22, 2014 to August 7, 2016. After this, Vijay Bhai Rupani took over this responsibility. But in 2021 he too had to step down. During that time suddenly the name of Bhupendra Patel came to the fore. Bhupendra remained close to Anandiben Patel. Bhupendra became MLA for the first time from Anandi Ben’s seat.

9. Apart from politics, what does Bhupendra Patel like?

Apart from politics, Bhupendra Patel loves playing and watching cricket and badminton. Other than this, he does regular yoga.

10. How much property does Chief Minister Bhupenda Patel have?

In these elections Bhupendra Patel has mentioned his property in the affidavit given to the Election Commission. According to which, he has assets worth Rs 8.22 crore. There was no land mentioned in the name of Bhupendra Patel but there is land worth Rs 16.30 lakh in the name of his wife Hetalben. He has Rs 2.16 lakh in cash while his wife has Rs 3.52 lakh. The CM also owns jewelry worth Rs 25 lakh, while his wife has jewelry worth Rs 47.50 lakh.

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PM Modi says Congress leaders consider themselves above Lord Ram

PM Modi slammed Congress during a rally in Chhattisgarh, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections 2024

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed the Congress party for declining to attend the pran pratishtha ritual at the Ayodhya Ram temple on January 22 this year.

The prime minister said Congress leaders consider themselves above Lord Ram and denied invitation for Pran Pratishtha at Ram Temple, while speaking at a rally in Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh. The PM question the people present at the rally that is it not a disrespect of Mata Shabri? Congress leaders inclination toward appeasement politics runs in their family.

For political appeasement, they won’t think twice about stealing the rights of Adivasis, the poor, and Dalits. Poor, young, and women are BJP’s top priorities, Modi said.

PM Modi criticized the Congress again during the rally for claiming that the BJP would alter the constitution.

The leaders of Congress recite the same old phrases whenever an election is about to happen, the PM said. He also said they claim that if the BJP wins power, it will renounce the constitution and abolish reservations. For how long will you continue selling lies?” he asked.

The prime minister continued saying that nobody can change the Constitution, even if Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar were to come and insist on it, it wouldn’t happen.

Those in the Congress threaten to break Modi’s head. Nobody can harm Modi as long as the mothers and sisters of this county stands by him. These mothers and sisters are Raksha Kavach, Modi remarked.

The prime minister further attacked the Congress after Viriato Fernandes, the party’s candidate for South Goa, asserted that Goa was forced to adopt the Indian Constitution.

Referring to his conversation with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Fernandes said he had told him, when Goa was liberated in the year 1961, the Indian Constitution was forced upon us.

The prime minister said, Congress candidate from Goa says Constitution was forced upon Goans; is this not an insult of Ambedkar and Constitution.

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Amit Shah says neither Congress nor Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee can interfere with CAA

Amit Shah revealed the BJP’s target for West Bengal and said they have set a target of winning 35 Lok Sabha seats from West Bengal.

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Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said neither Congress nor Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee can interfere with the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). He was speaking at the Karandighi rally in West Bengal where he also made the prediction as to how many seats BJP will win in the Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal.

The union home minister asked the masses to cut the money culture. Amit Shah revealed the BJP’s target for West Bengal and said they have set a target of winning 35 Lok Sabha seats from West Bengal. In 2019 Lok Sabha elections the BJP had won 18 out of 42 seats in West Bengal. He asked Mamata Banerjee, what problem will she have if the Buddhist and Hindu refugees from Bangladesh get citizenship in India?

Shah further added if the people of West Bengal want to stop infiltration in the state, then they will have to make Narendra Modi the Prime Minister of India again. He said if the people of West Bengal want to free Bengal of violence, stop infiltration in the state, give citizenship to refugees, to stop disrespecting mothers and sisters of the state as it happened in Sandeshkhali, then  only way is to make Narendra Modi the Prime Minister.

Amit Shah said that PM Modi had sent Rs 7 lakh crore to West Bengal but the TMC indulged in corruption. He said one can see the houses of Trinamool Congress leaders; 10 years ago they used to live in a hut, moved on cycle and now all of them have 4-storey houses and move around in big cars. He added this is the money of people of West Bengal.

The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), will make it easier for non-Muslim refugees from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh to get Indian citizenship, was enacted in 2019. But the rules were notified in March this year by the Centre.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi says listening to Hanuman Chalisa under Congress rule is a crime

PM Modi was addressing an election rally in Rajasthan’s Tonk-Sawai Madhopur, on a day as India celebrates Hanuman Jayanti.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hit out at the Congress and said even listening to Hanuman Chalisa has become a crime under the party’s rule. The Prime Minister also said it was difficult to follow one’s faith under the party and accused it of hatching a deep conspiracy to snatch people’s wealth and distribute it among selected few people in the society. PM Modi was addressing an election rally in Rajasthan’s Tonk-Sawai Madhopur, on a day as India celebrates Hanuman Jayanti.

PM Modi said in a state like Rajasthan where people chant Ram-Ram, Congress banned Ram Navami. He reffered to the redistribution of wealth remarks he had made during a rally in Rajasthan’s Banswara on Sunday and said it has angered the Congress and INDI Alliance so much that they have started throwing abuses at Modi everywhere.

The Prime Minister said that Congress has written in their manifesto that they will survey the wealth. He said the Congress leadership had said in a speech that an X-ray of wealth will be done. He added when Modi exposed the secret then the hidden agenda came out and this has left the people trembling. PM Modi further added that the Congress party has played with the Constitution of the India.

He said when the Constitution was drafted, reservations based on religion were opposed, so that Scheduled Casts (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Other Backward Classes (OBC) could get protection. He said former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh had said that Muslims have the first right to the country’s resources.  The prime minister further added Congress’s ideology has always been of appeasement and vote bank politics. He said stones would still be pelted in Jammu and Kashmir, and enemies would still be cutting off the heads of India’s soldiers had Congress been in power.

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