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Vijay Rupani

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Vijay Rupani

Vijay Ramniklal Rupani (2 August 1956 – 12 June 2025) was an Indian politician who served as the chief minister of Gujarat from 5 August 2016 to 11 September 2021 for two consecutive terms. He was a representative in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly for the Rajkot West constituency from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was among the passengers who died in the crash of Air India Flight 171.

Infobox

Governor
Om Prakash KohliAcharya Devvrato
Preceded by
Bhavana Joshipura
Succeeded by
Uday Kangad
Chief Minister
Anandiben Patel
Portfolio
mw- TransportLabour and EmploymentWater Supply
Constituency
Gujarat
Born
Vijay Ramniklal Rupani(1956-08-02)2 August 1956Rangoon, Rangoon Division, Union of Burma
Died
12 June 2025(2025-06-12) (aged 68)Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Cause of death
Plane Crash
Political party
Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Anjali Rupani
Children
3
Party
Bharatiya Janata Party

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Preceded byAnandiben Patel
Preceded byAnandiben Patel
Political offices
Preceded byAnandiben Patel
Political offices
Chief Minister of Gujarat 2016–2021
Political offices
Succeeded byBhupendrabhai Patel
Political offices
Preceded byAnandiben Patel
Chief Minister of Gujarat 2016–2021
Succeeded byBhupendrabhai Patel

References

  1. The Economic Times
    https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/gujarat-cm-resigns-all-eyes-on-mlas-meet-to-select-rupanis-successor/articleshow/62197104.cms
  2. "Vijay Rupani: Member's Web Site"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20070930201434/http://164.100.24.167:8080/members/website/Mainweb.asp?mpcode=2008
  3. The Times of India
    http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/How-Vijay-Rupani-pipped-Nitin-Patel-to-become-Gujarat-chief-minister/articleshow/53563396.cms
  4. "Saurashtra strongman Vijay Rupani in Gujarat Cabinet"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20141127220738/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-11-20/news/56304021_1_babku-undhad-cabinet-expansion-state-bjp
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  6. India Today
    https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/former-gujrat-vijay-rupani-dies-air-india-crash-london-bound-ahmedabad-airport-abvp-2739829-2025-06-12
  7. Mint
    https://www.livemint.com/news/india/who-was-vijay-rupani-the-low-profile-ex-gujarat-cm-who-died-in-air-india-plane-crash-in-ahmedabad-11749737888404.html
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    http://wap.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/guj-bypoll-bjp-wins-rajkot-west-assembly-seat-114101900341_1.html
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    http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/gujarat-cm-anandiben-patel-expands-ministry-inducts-4-new-ministers/
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    http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/gujarat-bjp-declared-vijay-rupani-as-new-president/articleshow/51053824.cms
  11. The Financial Express
    http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/jitu-vaghani-appointed-as-the-bjp-state-president-for-gujarat/343343/
  12. "Vijay Rupani to succeed Anandiben Patel as Gujarat CM, Nitin Patel to be his deputy"
    http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/vijay-rupani-to-succeed-anandiben-patel-as-gujarat-cm-nitin-patel-to-be-his-deputy/articleshow/53559478.cms
  13. The Times of India
    http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Vijay-Rupani-named-Gujarat-chief-minister-Nitin-Patel-to-be-deputy-CM/articleshow/53559312.cms?
  14. Live Mint
    http://www.livemint.com/Politics/OCfkWtTitubtJGc0OE8o0L/Gujarat-elections-Chief-minister-Vijay-Rupani-trails-behind.html
  15. The Indian Express
    http://indianexpress.com/elections/gujarat-assembly-elections-2017/bjp-retains-vijay-rupani-in-gujarat-but-is-undecided-in-himachal-4995239/
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    https://web.archive.org/web/20180116165139/https://www.epw.in/journal/2018/2/commentary/bjps-sixth-victory-gujarat.html
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    https://web.archive.org/web/20210328015514/https://indianexpress.com/article/express-exclusive/ie100-indias-most-powerful-2021-7248171/
  18. India Today
    https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/vijay-rupani-road-to-exit-why-bjp-replaced-chief-minister-in-gujarat-1852214-2021-09-13
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    https://web.archive.org/web/20210911104726/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/gujarat-chief-minister-vijay-rupani-resigns/article36400410.ece
  20. The Times of India
    https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/bjp-mla-bhupendra-patel-named-new-gujarat-chief-minister/articleshow/86138067.cms
  21. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/08/india-narendra-modi-bjp-landslide-election-victory-gujarat
  22. The Quint
    https://web.archive.org/web/20240421203153/https://www.thequint.com/elections/gujarat-election/5-years-of-vijay-rupani-as-gujarat-chief-minister-analysis#read-more
  23. The Indian Express
    https://web.archive.org/web/20171109090552/https://indianexpress.com/article/business/vijay-rupani-sebi-penalty-gujarat-cm-undivided-family-4929279/
  24. The Wire
    https://m.thewire.in/article/business/sebi-fines-gujarat-cm-rupanis-huf-manipulative-trading
  25. India Today
    https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/sebi-gujarat-cm-vijay-rupani-trade-hindu-undivided-family-fine-sarang-chemicals-1082646-2017-11-09
  26. The Indian Express
    https://web.archive.org/web/20171109230654/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/did-nothing-wrong-says-vijay-rupani-as-securities-appellate-tribunal-sets-aside-sebi-penalty-huf-4930480/
  27. The Hindu
    https://web.archive.org/web/20250125122728/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/no-wrongdoing-in-transactions-vijay-rupani/article20085839.ece
  28. "From RSS cadre to CM"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20160821041056/http://m.deccanherald.com/articles.php?name=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deccanherald.com%2Fcontent%2F562977%2Ffrom-rss-cadre-cm.html
  29. Hindustan Times
    https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/vijay-rupani-family-all-on-wife-anjali-rupani-and-their-children-101749735818333.html
  30. The Indian Express
    https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/vijay-rupani-air-india-ahmedabad-crash-gujarat-bjp-10063431/
  31. The Hindu
    https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ahmedabad-plane-crash-former-gujarat-cm-vijay-rupani-killed/article69687495.ece/
  32. The Hindu
    https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ahmedabad-plane-crash-former-gujarat-cm-vijay-rupani-killed/article69687495.ece/
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    https://indianexpress.com/article/india/vijay-rupani-dead-ahmedabad-plane-crash-ex-gujarat-cm-10062657/
  34. The Hindu
    https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/mortal-remains-of-former-gujarat-cm-rupani-over-40-victims-identified-through-dna-profiling-air-india-contacts-relatives-of-all-victims/article69698527.ece
  35. TheQuint
    https://www.thequint.com/news/india/air-india-crash-bodies-identified-handed-over-families-vijay-rupani
  36. Mint
    https://www.livemint.com/news/air-india-plane-crash-former-cm-vijay-rupani-becomes-second-chief-minister-from-gujarat-to-die-in-plane-crash-balwantrai-11749736666837.html
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