| 15th Gujarat Assembly | |
| Chamber1 Leader1: | Shankar Chaudhary, BJP |
| Chamber1 Leader1 Type: | Speaker |
| Chamber1 Leader2: | Jethabhai Ahir, BJP |
| Chamber1 Leader2 Type: | Deputy speaker |
| Chamber1 Leader3: | Bhupendrabhai Patel, BJP |
| Chamber1 Leader3 Type: | Chief Minister |
| Chamber1 Leader5 Type: | Leader of Opposition |
| Membership1: | 182 |
| Opposition: | INC |
| Before: | 14th Gujarat Assembly |
| Government: | BJP |
| Election: | 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election |
| Term: | 5 Years |
| Term Start: | 12 December 2022 |
| Meeting Place: | Vithalbhai Patel Bhavan, Gujarat Vidhan Sabha, Gandhinagar |
| Body: | Gujarat Legislative Assembly |
| Control1: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Gujarat Legislative Assembly or Gujarat Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Gujarat, in the state capital Gandhinagar. Presently, 182 members of the Legislative Assembly are directly elected from single-member constituencies (seats). It has a term of 5 years unless it is dissolved sooner. 13 constituencies are reserved for scheduled castes and 27 constituencies for scheduled tribes. From its majority party group or by way of a grand coalition cabinet of its prominent members, the state's Executive namely the Government of Gujarat is formed.
BJP has broken the record of winning most seats in Gujarat assembly which was previously with Madhav Singh Solanki who has won 149 seats. BJP has been in power since 1995.[1] BJP is also near the record of being longest serving party in an assembly consecutively. Currently the record is with Left alliance which had been in power for 34 years (from 1977 to 2011).
After gaining a super majority in 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election, the BJP elected Bhupendrabhai Patel as the leader of the legislative party on 10 December 2022.[2] On 12 December 2022, Bhupendrabhai Patel took oath as Chief Minister of Gujarat by Governor Acharya Devavrat. Also 8 leaders took oath as cabinet ministers, two as Minister of State with independent charges and six others as Minister of State.[3]
On 13 December 2022, 3 independent candidates decided to support the BJP government.[4]
| S.No | Position | Portrait | Name | Party | Constituency | Office Taken | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Speaker | Shankar Chaudhary | BJP | Tharad | 20 December 2022[5] | |||
| 2 | Deputy Speaker | Jethabhai Ahir | Shehra | |||||
| 3 | Leader of the House (Chief Minister) | Bhupendrabhai Patel[6] | Ghatlodia | 12 December 2022[7] | ||||
| 4 | Leader of the opposition | Vacant | ||||||
| Party | No. of MLA's | Leader of the Partyin Assembly | Leader's Constituency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 162 | Bhupendrabhai Patel[8] | Ghatlodia | ||
| Indian National Congress | 12 | Amit Chavda[9] | Anklav | ||
| Aam Aadmi Party | 4 | Chaitar Vasava[10] | Dediapada | ||
| Samajwadi Party | 1 | Kandhal Jadeja[11] | Kutiyana | ||
| Independent | 2 | ||||
| Vacant | 1 | ||||
| Total no of MLA's | 182 | ||||