Overview
- Yogesh Patel, the sitting BJP MLA from Manjalpur, died in Vadodara on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at age 79 after a short hospital stay.
- He was admitted to Sterling Hospital two days before his death and reports differ on the proximate cause, with one outlet citing a cardiac ailment and party sources describing age-related health issues.
- Patel served in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly for roughly 36 years, winning eight consecutive terms from 1990 through 2022 across Raopura and then Manjalpur.
- He held a ministerial post as Minister of State for Narmada and Urban Housing in Vijay Rupani’s government and served as pro-tem Speaker of the assembly after the 2022 polls.
- Gujarat BJP president Jagdish Vishwakarma and Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel publicly condoled his death, which leaves a high-profile vacancy in Vadodara’s BJP representation and will require the party to settle local leadership choices.