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Jagdish Vishwakarma set to become Gujarat’s new BJP president

By GS Team
3 Oct 20251 min read
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Gujarat BJP is soon to get a new state president, with Ahmedabad’s Nikol MLA and current minister Jagdish Vishwakarma (Panchal) emerging as the frontrunner. Panchal has already filed his nomination, and since no other candidate has come forward, his unopposed election appears almost certain.

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Jagdish Vishwakarma set to become Gujarat’s new BJP president

Ahmedabad’s Nikol MLA  Jagdish Vishwakarma (Panchal) is set to become Gujarat's new BJP president. Panchal has already filed his nomination, and since no other candidate has come forward so far.

Panchal, who is in the textile machinery business, was born in Ahmedabad on August 12, 1973. He holds a B A degree and an MBA in Marketing. Considered a key OBC face of the Gujarat BJP, Panchal began his political journey in 1998 as a booth in-charge.

He has been elected three times as MLA from Nikol and has also served as the Ahmedabad city BJP president from 2015 to 2021. Under his leadership, the BJP secured victory in the 2021 Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) elections.