Bharatiya Janata Party, Gujarat Explained
Bharatiya Janata Party, Gujarat[1] (BJP Gujarat) is the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party that operates in Gujarat. C. R. Patil currently serves as state president of the party. The leader of the party is Bhupendrabhai R Patel, the incumbent chief minister of Gujarat. The head office of the party is located in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
Office bearers
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| Name | Wing/Position | Department |
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| Chief Minister | N/A |
| C. R. Patil | State President | Member of Parliament (Navsari) |
| Gordhanbhai Zadafiya | State Vice President | N/A |
| Jayantibhai R. Kavadiya | State Vice President | N/A |
| Mahendrasinh P. Sarvaiya | State Vice President | |
| Nandaji V. Thakor | State Vice President | Spokesperson |
| Ku. Kaushalyakunvarba Parmar | State Vice President | |
| Janakbhai M. Patel (Bagdanawala) | State Vice President | |
| Varshaben N. Doshi | State Vice President | |
| Dr. Bharatbhai Boghara | State Vice President | |
| Mahendrabhai S. Patel | State Vice President | |
| Ushaben G. Patel | State Vice President | |
| Maheshbhai L. Kaswala | State Secretary | |
| Raghubhai D. Humbal | State Secretary | |
| Pankajbhai C. Chaudhary | State Secretary | |
| Shitalben S. Soni | State Secretary | |
| Zaveribhai D. Thakrar | State Secretary | |
| Naukaben B. Prajapati | State Secretary | |
| Jahanviben M. Vyas | State Secretary | |
| Kailashben A. Parmar | State Secretary | |
| Ku. Jayshriben L. Desai | State Secretary | |
| Binaben Acharya | State Secretary | |
| Surendrabhai M. Patel | Treasurer | |
| Dharmendrabhai C. Shah (Co-Treasurer) | Treasurer | |
| Pareshbhai R. Patel | Office Secretary | | |
See main article: List of chief ministers of Gujarat. Following is the list of the chief ministers of Gujarat from Bhartiya Janta Party
See main article: List of deputy chief ministers of Gujarat. Following is the list of the deputy chief ministers of Gujarat from Bhartiya Janta Party
President
Following is the list of the presidents of Gujarat from Bhartiya Janta Party
Electoral history
See main article: Elections in Gujarat.
Manifesto History
2022 Manifesto
Sources:[10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
- $1 trillion Economy and FDI: We will make Gujarat a $1 trillion economy by maintaining its pole position in manufacturing, focusing on services and investing in human and institutional capacity-building for new-age industries. We will attract ₹5 lakh crore foreign investment and make Gujarat the Defence and Aviation Manufacturing Hub of India.
- Urban Infrastructure Beautification: We will spend ₹25,000 crore under the Gujarat Urban Development Mission to transform the urban landscape with a focus on decongesting the existing cities (Satellite Townships) and increasing ease of living (Riverfront, Recreational Parks, Urban Forests, Traffic Management Systems) for citizens.
- Olympics in Gujarat: We will launch Gujarat Olympics Mission and create world-class sports infrastructure with an aim to host the Olympic Games in 2036.
- Agri Infra: We will invest ₹10,000 crore under Gujarat Krishi Infrastructure Kosh to develop a holistic system of Khedut Mandis, modern APMCs, sorting and grading units, cold chains, warehouses, primary processing centres, etc.
- Irrigration Project: We will invest ₹25,000 crore to expand the existing irrigation network through projects such as Sujalam Sufalam, SAUNI, lift irrigation projects, micro irrigation, drip irrigation and other systems across Gujarat.
- Gaushala: We will ensure holistic care for livestock by strengthening Gaushalas (additional budget of ₹500 crore), setting up 1,000 additional Mobile Veterinary Units and ensuring complete vaccination and insurance.
- Sea Food Park, corridor and Fishing Infra:We will set up 2 Sea Food Parks (one each in South Gujarat and Saurashtra), build India's first Blue Economy Industrial Corridor and strengthen fishing related infrastructure (jetties, cold supply chain and mechanisation of boats).
- Healthcare: We will double the annual cap under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (Ayushman Bharat) from ₹5 lakh to ₹10 lakh per family and ensure free-of-cost medical treatment.
- Diagnostic Scheme: We will launch the Mukhyamantri Free Diagnostic Scheme with a corpus of ₹110 crore to provide free-of-cost diagnostic services in all government health institutions and empanelled laboratories for EWS households.
- Medical Colleges: We will create a ₹10,000 crore Maharaja Shri Bhagvatsinhji Swasthya Kosh to set up 3 Civil Medicities, 2 AIIMS-grade institutions, and upgrade infrastructure at existing healthcare facilities (Hospitals, CHCs and PHCs).
- Building School of Excellence: We will convert 20,000 government schools into Schools of Excellence with a budget of ₹10,000 crore in the next 5 years.
- Upgrading School Infra: We will launch Keshavram Kashiram Shastri Higher Education Transformation Fund with a budget of ₹1,000 crore, to construct new government colleges and revamp the existing colleges and universities with state-of-the-art facilities.
- 20 lakh Jobs: We will provide 20 lakh employment opportunities to the youth of Gujarat in the next 5 years.
- 4 Industrial College: We will establish 4 Gujarat Institute of Technology (GIT) on the lines of IITs as Centres of Excellence in the areas of Green Energy, Semiconductors, FinTech, and Aerospace.
- PM Awas Yojna-House Allocation: We will ensure that every citizen in Gujarat has a pucca house and ensure 100% implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.
- Family Card Yojana: We will launch a Family Card Yojana, which will enable every family to avail benefits of all State Government-run welfare schemes.
- Ration: We will provide 1 litre of edible oil four times a year and 1 kg subsidised chana per month at subsidised rates through the PDS system.
- Ration Home Delivery: We will initiate mobile delivery of ration across all 56 Tribal Sub Plan Talukas.
- Tribals Development: We will spend ₹1 lakh crore under the Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana 2.0 for the all-round socio-economic development of tribals.
- Religious Development: We will construct a Birsa Munda Adi Jati Samriddhi Corridor between Ambaji and Umergram to spur growth by connecting every tribal district's headquarters with a 4-6 lane state highway, and by constructing a tribal cultural circuit to connect Pal Dadhvaav and the Statue of Unity to Shabari Dham.
- Building Medical Colleges: We will ensure state-of-the-art healthcare facilities in tribal areas by setting up 8 medical colleges, and 10 nursing/para-medical colleges.
- Set-up 8 GIDCs: We will set up 8 GIDCs in the tribal belt to generate employment opportunities for tribal youth.
- Education: We will set up 25 Birsa Munda Gyan Shakti Residential Schools to provide the best residential schooling facilities to 75,000 meritorious students from the tribal community.
- Free Education: We will provide free-of-cost, quality education to all female students from KG to PG.
- Free E-scooters to Female: We will start Sharda Mehta Yojana to provide free two-wheelers (electric scooters) to meritorious college-going female students from financially weak households.
- Free Bus to Female: We will provide free bus travel to female senior citizens in the state.
- 1 lakh Government Jobs: We will create more than 1 lakh government jobs for women in the next 5 years.
- Shramik Credit Cards: We will introduce Shramik Credit Cards for labourers to provide them with collateral-free loans up to ₹2 lakh.
- ₹50000 to ranker: We will provide a one-time incentive grant of ₹50,000 for OBC/ST/SC/EWS students who get into a NIRF top-ranking institution in India or a top-ranking world institution for higher education.
- Uniform Civil Code: We will ensure the complete implementation of the Gujarat Uniform Civil Code Committee's recommendation.
- Anti-Radicalisation Cell: We will create an Anti-Radicalisation Cell to identify and eliminate potential threats, and sleeper cells of the terrorist organisations and anti-India forces.
- Public-Private Damage Recovery Act: We will enact the Gujarat Recovery of Damages of Public and Private Properties Act to recover damages done to public and private properties by anti-social elements during riots, violent protests, unrest, etc.
- Police Modernization: We will spend over ₹1,000 crore on Police Force modernisation to strengthen the physical infrastructure, purchasing best-in-class weapons and equipment, and building India's most robust IT infrastructure.
- Highways: We will develop the first-of-its-kind Parikrama Path of 3,000 km encircling the whole state with 4-6 lane roads/ highways by constructing a South Eastern Peripheral Highway and North Western Peripheral Highway.
- Corridors: We will develop Gujarat Link Corridors by completing the missing links and augmenting the existing highways through the East-West Corridor connecting Dahod with Porbandar and North-South Corridor connecting Palanpur to Valsad.
- Exressway: We will develop a Saurashtra Express Highway Grid to provide seamless connectivity between important economic hubs and national highways.
- Metro: We will ensure time-bound completion of Gandhinagar and Surat Metro, and kick-start work on Saurashtra (Rajkot) and Central Gujarat's (Vadodara) first metro rail service.
- Dharmic Infrastructure: We will build a Devbhumi Dwarka Corridor to establish it as western India's biggest spiritual centre, consisting of the "World’s tallest Shree Krishna statue", a 3D immersive Bhagwat Gita experience zone and a viewing gallery for the lost city of Dwarka.
- Renovate Temples: We will invest ₹1,000 crore to renovate, expand and promote temples, following the successful transformation model of Somnath, Ambaji and Pavagadh.
- Cultural: We will invest ₹2,500 crore to promote Gujarat's culture at the national and international levels by building museums, centres for performing arts, Sardar Patel Bhawan, etc.
2017 Manifesto
Sources:[15] [16] [17]
Agri Proposals:
- Continue with the current policies for improving farm income
- To continue with Cooperative milk societies and animal welfare
- Effective implementation of law against cow slaughter
Youth Proposals:
- To open up more industrial cluster to increase Employment
- To encourage start-ups through skill development and Economic support
- Labour & remuneration policies to reflect current needs
- Along with govt policies to have results oriented employment policies
- To establish Gujarat Olympic Mission
- To create modern sports facilities and provide economic support for sports persons
- To encourage traditional sports
For Women:
- To set up a fund for women empowerment schemes
- Free higher education for women
- Healthcare facilities for women
- New women oriented policies
- To increase widow pension from time to time
Education Policy:
- To expand policies for welfare of girl child and schooling
- To expand foundational education
- To include new technological innovations in educations
- More importance to vocational education
- To better implement fee control in Private schools
- To create world class universities in the state
Healthcare:
- To provide better facilities for treatment of grave illnesses in district hospitals
- To increase availability of generic and affordable medicines
- To set up mobile clinics and 252 government diagnostic laboratories
- To free Gujarat of vector-borne diseases by 2022
Village Development:
- Cement houses for poor families
- All houses to have plumbing and toilet facilities
- To bring in waste disposal units
- Better transportation and connectivity for rural areas
Urban Development:
- Timely implementation of smart city projects
- Effective and smart traffic management systems
- Surat and Vadodhara to have metro train services
- Pipe gas connections in all houses
- AC- Bus services in major cities
- Playground facilities for children in all sectors
- Multi-level parking facilities
- Control on unlawful occupation of land
Industrial Policies:
- Policy based industrial growth
- Encouragement to Employment oriented industries
- Regulated policy for industries
- New policy for Semi-conductor and Telecommunications industries
- Government to collaborate with GIDC for global competitive industrial policies
- Better interest rates for SME lending
- To create help centres for entrepreneurs
- To ease licensing policy for Small traders via online
- Accounting services to be provided at affordable rates
- Considerable improvement in policies for co-operative societies
- Revival of closed co-operative units
Tribal Welfare:
- Effective implementation of tribal protection laws
- To create Tribal Development Board at district level
- To create registered Tribal committees
- To provide irrigation facilities in 4 lakh hectares of land in North-east tribal areas
- Special policies for Agariya communities
- Better implementation of PESA Act
- To provide land owner ship for all Tribals
- To set-up International levels tribal universities
OBC Welfare:
- To provide economic support for those in generational family businesses
- To double the grant for Thakore and Koli development corporation
- Expansion of Self-employment schemes
SC and ST Welfare:
- To create a committee for their betterment
- Easing of processes for obtaining caste certificate and BPL card
- Cement houses for everybody
- Better opportunity for education, healthcare and employment
- Creation of hawking zones for hawkers
Dalit Welfare:
- Effective protection of Dalits
- Economic support through Dr BhimRao Ambedkar Education fund
- Increase in schools
- Financial support for Dalit workers
Poor Labourers and Workers:
- 100% coverage under Suraksha Bhima Yojana
- Cement Houses for all
- Affordable healthcare
- Affordable food policies to be expanded in cities
Financially Backward Communities:
- To fund secondary and high education of students
- Financial security through Jan Dhan and PM Suraksha Bima Yojana
- New policies for holistic development of poor
- Better opportunities for employment
Ports:
- Develop ports and better marine traffic routes
- To expand RORO ferry services
- To provide financial support to communities dependent on sea
- To give financial support for Modern equipment
- To create Marine product laboratory for improvement of manufacturing
Transparent and Better Governance:
- Administrative public outreach programme
- Karm-yogi Abhiyaan for Government employees
- Online services for registration and tax payment
- Forceful implementation of Anti-liquor policies
Tourism:
- To create Sardar Patel Statue at Karmsad
- New tourism circuits
- To create yoga and medication centre in Saurashtra in association with Somnath University
- To promote Handicraft festivals
- To create memorials for great Gujarati personalities
- Better facilities for Pilgrims
Cultural Policies:
- To promote language, literature and dance forms
- To promote ras-garba and traditional art forms
- To encourage music along with literature and language
- To create and expand Art festivals
- To reserve position in Girnar authority Board for saints
- To support for religious festivals like Maha Shivratri & Lili Parikarma
Senior Citizens:
- Timely increase in old-age pension
- To provide government services at home
- Expand the Shravan tirth policy
For NRI Gujarati:
- Gujarat tour services for NRIs
- To immediately resolve issues of NRIs
- To promote Gujarati cultural activities outside India
See also
References
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Notes and References
- Web site: BJP BJP Gujarat Bharatiya janata Party – Bharatiya janata Party . 2022-02-13 . bjpgujarat.org.
- Web site: State Bearers – BJP BJP Gujarat Bharatiya janata Party . 2023-02-05 . bjpgujarat.org.
- News: Karnataka governor Vajubhai R Vala has spent close to six decades in public life India News - Times of India . The Times of India . 18 May 2018.
- News: Vajubhai Vala elected state BJP chief . The Times of India . 29 May 2005 .
- Web site: 2006-10-26 . Rupala elected Gujarat BJP president unanimously . oneindia.com .
- Web site: Faldu is elected Gujarat BJP president . DNA India .
- News: 2016-02-19 . Gujarat BJP declared Vijay Rupani as new president . The Economic Times .
- Web site: 2016-08-10 . Jitu Vaghani appointed as the BJP State President for Gujarat . Financialexpress .
- News: 2020-07-20 . C.R. Patil appointed Gujarat BJP president . The Hindu .
- Web site: 2022-11-26 . BJP announces 'Sankalp Patra' Manifesto for Gujarat Elections 2022 . 2022-11-30 . DeshGujarat . en-US.
- Web site: Bureau . ABP News . 2022-11-26 . BJP's Manifesto For Gujarat Polls Promises Anti-Radicalisation Cell, Law For Property Damage . 2022-11-30 . news.abplive.com . en.
- Web site: 2022-11-26 . In Gujarat, BJP promises 20 lakh jobs, Uniform Civil Code implementation . 2022-11-30 . Hindustan Times . en.
- Web site: BJP Manifesto For Gujarat : 5 साल में 20 लाख रोजगार, लड़कियों को मुफ्त इलेक्ट्रिक स्कूटी; गुजरात चुनाव के लिए BJP का घोषणापत्र जारी . 2022-11-30 . Hindustan . hindi.
- Web site: Official Manifesto:Agresar Gujarat . https://web.archive.org/web/20230104093406/https://www.agresargujarat.com/SankalpPatraEng2022.pdf . 2023-01-04 . 2023-02-05 . www.agresargujarat.com . en.
- Web site: PTI . Day Ahead Of Voting In Gujarat, BJP Releases Manifesto . 2022-12-22 . BQ Prime . 8 December 2017 . en.
- Web site: Day before Gujarat votes, BJP finally releases manifesto, says Congress making tall election promises . 2022-12-22 . India Today . 8 December 2017 . en.
- Web site: 2017-12-09 . Gujarat elections 2017: BJP manifesto promises loans, funds for farmers, Kolis, Thakors . 2022-12-22 . The Indian Express . en.
