Overview

• Lawmakers began the session with obituary references and unveiled Rupani’s portrait at the Vidhan Sabha in the presence of his family.
• Leaders from the BJP, Congress and AAP joined in paying respects, underscoring rare cross‑party consensus.
• Preliminary AAIB analysis cites both engines losing thrust after fuel control switches moved from RUN to CUTOFF moments after liftoff, with the cause still under investigation.
• Authorities report 260 fatalities from the Ahmedabad crash with one survivor, British national Vishwash Kumar Ramesh.
• Officials recalled Rupani’s tenure from 2016 to 2021, highlighting projects such as AIIMS Rajkot and the Rajkot International Airport at Hirasar.