Overview

• The June 20 prayer meeting in Ahmedabad drew BJP national president JP Nadda, Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel, state party chief C R Paatil, Rajasthan CM Bhajanlal Sharma and other senior figures to pay their respects.
• Nadda lauded Rupani’s ethos of prioritizing duty over position and urged party workers to carry forward his commitment to responsibility.
• Bhupendra Patel praised Rupani’s guidance during the Taukte cyclone and his management of the COVID-19 pandemic as hallmarks of his public service.
• C R Paatil recalled Rupani’s rise from an ABVP activist to state party president, highlighting his steadfast loyalty to organizational decisions.
• Rupani served as Gujarat’s chief minister from 2016 to 2021 and was BJP’s in-charge for Punjab when he died in the June 12 Air India crash that killed 241 onboard and 29 on the ground.