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OBC minister in Gujarat cabinet named state BJP chief ahead of local polls
The New Indian Express Kollam
|October 04, 2025
THE suspense over the Gujarat BJP's leadership has ended.
Ahmedabad City MLA and Minister Jagdish Vishwakarma has been confirmed as the party's new state president, elected unopposed. With his rise, the BJP gains its third OBC state chief in 45 years, signalling a potential caste recalibration ahead of crucial local polls and a looming cabinet expansion.
This story is from the October 04, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Kollam.
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