The Bharatiya Janata Party appointed Bhupendra Patel as the new Chief Minister of Gujarat, replacing the outgoing chief minister Vijay Rupani at the legislature party meeting be held on September 12. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, deputy chief minister in Rupani government, Nitin Patel, Lieutenant Governor of Lakshadweep, Praful Khoda Patel, and BJP MP from Gujarat, Parshottam Rupala were among those in the fray to replace Rupani but at last, BJP surprised everyone declaring the very new name which was not in the list earlier. Bhupendra Patel, who was sitting at the back in the legislature party meeting stood ahead in the race of Gujarat CM. Watch this video.