Bhupendra Patel
BJP
BJPGujarat
Chief Minister: Bhupendra Patel · BJP · Capital: Gandhinagar
Overview
At a glance
Leadership, civic focus, and verified indicators.
3
3 ongoing
0 completed
0 proposed
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation
1 ongoing
1 completed
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Lok Sabha
26seats
Assembly
182seats
SDG score
67/100Performer
GSDP / capita
₹260KMoSPI approx.
Literacy
78%Census 2011
DPIIT BRAP
Top Achieverbusiness reform
Chief Minister
Chief Minister
Bhupendra Patel
ભૂપેન્દ્ર પટેલ
BJP
Since Sep 2021
Projects & Initiatives 6 ongoing
GIFT City — International Financial Services Centre
ગિફ્ટ સિટી — IFSC
Budget₹78,000 crore projected total investment (GIFT IFSC master plan); infrastructure built in phases by GIFT SEZ.
ReachGovt. reported: 1,000+ entities registered under IFSCA (incl. 38 banks, ~$100 bn asset base); NSE IFSC and India INX (BSE) operational.
Official agency / source
SAUNI Yojana — Saurashtra Narmada Avtaran Irrigation
SAUNI
Budget₹18,000+ crore approx. (phased; Phase 1 ≈ ₹12,000 crore)
ReachGovt. reported: ~1,300 km pipeline network (≈1,203 km laid) filling 115 reservoirs across 11 drought-prone Saurashtra districts; ~6.5 lakh acres irrigated, potable water to ~80 lakh people.
Official agency / source
Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit (Biennial)
વાઇબ્રન્ટ ગુજરાત ગ્લોબલ સમિટ
ReachGovt. reported: 2024 edition — MoUs/investment intentions worth ₹26.33 lakh crore across 41,299 projects; ~61,000 delegates, 140 countries, 35 partner countries. Note: MoUs are declarations of intent, not guaranteed investments.
Official agency / source
Mukhyamantri Amrutum (MA) health cover
Carried forward from Vijay Rupani · 2016–2021
Vibrant Gujarat Summit
Carried forward from Narendra Modi · 2001–2014
GIFT City
Carried forward from Narendra Modi · 2001–2014
Lok Sabha MPs (5)
Amit Shah
અમિત શાહ
Gandhinagar
72.3%
7.4L margin
BJP
Since Jun 2019
Mansukh Mandaviya
મનસુખ માંડવિયા
Porbandar
62.1%
2.9L margin
BJP
Since Jun 2024
C. R. Patil
Navsari
79.6%
7.7L margin
BJP
Since Jun 2024
Parshottam Rupala
Rajkot
65.4%
5.2L margin
BJP
Since Jun 2024
Geniben Thakor
Banaskantha
INC
Elected 2024
Former Chief Ministers of Gujarat 4 listed
Vijay Rupani વિજય રૂપાણી
BJP
2016–2021
Mukhya Mantri Amrutum Vatsalya Yojana health scheme; expanded BharatNet in Gujarat; handled COVID-19 pandemic.
Changed
Mukhyamantri Amrutum (MA) health cover
Integrated with Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY as the combined PMJAY-MA scheme under successor governments.
Continues with changes under Bhupendra Patel
Anandiben Patel આનંદીબેન પટેલ
BJP
2014–2016
Continued Vibrant Gujarat momentum; first woman CM of Gujarat; rural sanitation push under SBM.
Narendra Modi नरेन्द्र मोदी
BJP
2001–2014
Vibrant Gujarat Summit (started 2003); BRTS rapid transit; GIFT City initiated; Gujarat model of development widely discussed.
Still running
Vibrant Gujarat Summit
Biennial investor summit institutionalised by successor governments; 10th edition held in 2024.
Continues under Bhupendra Patel
Still running
GIFT City
Expanded into India's flagship international financial services centre (IFSC) with state and central backing.
Continues under Bhupendra Patel
Keshubhai Patel કેશુભાઈ પટેલ
BJP
1995–96, 1998–2001
Manifesto promise tracker
Headline manifesto commitments of the current government, with a sourced status. We track only whether each promise was kept — not its merits.
BJPBJP · manifesto 20222 Delivered2 In progress
Delivered
Since 2023
Double Ayushman Bharat health cover to Rs 10 lakh per family
From 10 July 2023 the state enhanced annual health cover under the integrated AB PMJAY-MA scheme from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh per family; as of December 2025 the scheme covers about 1.20 crore families across 2,090 empanelled hospitals.
Delivered
Since 2026
Implement the Uniform Civil Code in Gujarat
A committee under retired Justice Ranjana Desai was formed on 4 Feb 2025, submitted its report in March 2026, and the Gujarat Assembly passed the Uniform Civil Code Bill, 2026 on 25 March 2026 after a seven-hour debate, making Gujarat the second state after Uttarakhand to enact a UCC.
In progress
Since 2024
Free education for girls from KG to PG
Rather than universal KG-to-PG free education, the government launched targeted girls' scholarship schemes - Namo Lakshmi (Rs 50,000 over Classes 9-12, ~10 lakh students, Rs 1,250 crore in 2025-26) and Namo Saraswati Vigyan Sadhana (science-stream stipend, Rs 250 crore); a comprehensive free KG-PG scheme has not been operationalised.
In progress
Generate 20 lakh jobs / employment opportunities
The 2022 manifesto pledged 20 lakh jobs in five years; while the government has continued recruitment drives and reported placements through employment exchanges, no official cumulative tally confirming achievement of the 20 lakh target has been published, and lakhs of educated youth remained registered as unemployed.
Municipal snapshot — Gujarat
Focus urban body
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation
Ahmedabad · Municipal corporation portal
2Tracked
1Ongoing
1Completed
0Proposed
Ahmedabad Smart City command centre
CompletedOnly status and source are verified for this project record.
Agency / vendor
Sabarmati riverfront and public-realm works
OngoingOnly status and source are verified for this project record.
Agency / vendor
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