Overview

• Vishwakarma filed his nomination in Gandhinagar as the sole candidate, with an official announcement expected shortly and no voting required.
• Party leaders and analysts frame the choice as an OBC-focused move calibrated for the 2026 municipal and panchayat contests and to counter Congress’s recent OBC pitch.
• With Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Vishwakarma both from Ahmedabad, the city will dominate the state’s government and party organisation.
• The process involved 292 state council members and is part of the BJP’s routine three‑year organisational election cycle overseen in Gujarat by Union minister Bhupender Yadav.
• Some reports speculate that an imminent cabinet reshuffle could see Vishwakarma inducted, which would require him to vacate the party post if it occurs.