Politics of Gujarat

Politics of Gujarat

On 1960-05-01, Gujarat was created out of the 17 northern districts of former State of Bombay. These districts were further subdivided later on. There are 25 administrative districts in the state (as of 2006).

Gujarat is governed by a Legislative Assembly of 182 members. Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) are elected on the basis of adult suffrage from one of 182 constituencies, of which 13 are reserved for scheduled castes and 26 for scheduled tribes. The term of office for a member of the Legislative Assembly is five years. The Legislative Assembly elects a speaker, who presides over the meetings of the legislature. A governor is appointed by the President of India, and is Assembly, and to address the House after every general election and the commencement of each year's first session of the Legislative Assembly. The leader of the majority party or coalition in the legislature (Chief Minister) or his or her designee acts as the Leader of the Legislative Assembly. The administration of the state is led by the Chief Minister.

Gujarat is one of the most politically conservative state in India. Both the ruling BJP and Congress in Gujarat are far more conservative than in the national scene.

After gaining independence in 1947, the Indian National Congress party (INC) ruled the Bombay state (which included present-day Gujarat and Maharashtra). Congress continued to govern Gujarat after the state's creation in 1960. During and after India's State of Emergency of 1975-1977, public support for the Congress Party eroded, but it continued to hold government until 1995. In the 1995 Assembly Polls, the Congress lost to the BJP and Keshubhai Patel came to power. His Government lasted only 2 years. The fall of that government was provoked by a split in the BJP led by Shankersinh Vagheland has won most of the subsequent polls. In 2001, following the loss of 2 assembly seats in by-elections, Keshubhai Patel resigned and yielded power to Narendra Modi. The BJP retained a majority in the 2002 election, and Narendra Modi has since served as Chief Minister of the state. On 1st June, 2007, Narendra Modi became the longest serving Chief Minister of Gujarat [ [http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=87512 Modi becomes longest serving CM of Gujarat ] ] [http://in.news.yahoo.com/070606/43/6gpdc.html] . Once again the polls (Dec'07) elected Bharatiya Janata Party. The BJP retained a majority once again in 2007 and Narendra Modi turned the ruler of the State, once again.

Chief Ministers

Gujarat has had 14 different Chief Ministers since its formation in 1960. From 1960 until 1995 they were all from the Indian National Congress party, except for eight years when the opposition Janata Party / Janata Dal ruled. Since 1995, however, the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party has dominated, controlling the Chief Minister for all except 18 months.

Revenues of government

This is a chart of trend of own tax revenues (excluding the shares from Union tax pool) of the Government of Gujarat [http://fincomindia.nic.in assessed] by the Finance Commissions from time to time with figures in millions of Indian Rupees.

This is a chart of trend of own non-tax revenues (excluding the shares from Union tax pool) of the Government of Gujarat [http://fincomindia.nic.in assessed] by the Finance Commissions from time to time with figures in millions of Indian Rupees.

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