Overview

• Union Minister Bhupender Yadav formally announced the result at the BJP headquarters Kamalam in Gandhinagar, with senior leaders and Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel in attendance.
• Vishwakarma was the sole nominee to file papers on October 3 and took charge at a ceremony on October 4.
• He is only the second OBC leader to head the Gujarat BJP and the first state president drawn from Ahmedabad city.
• A three-time MLA from Nikol and a Minister of State since 2021, he has handled multiple portfolios and previously led the party’s Ahmedabad city unit.
• The elevation is widely read as strengthening OBC outreach before the 2026 municipal and panchayat elections, with some reports speculating he could be inducted into the cabinet in an upcoming reshuffle.