Politics in Gujarat has mostly been dominated by the Bharatiya Janata Party with the Indian National Congress being the main opposition since the 1990s.
Post-independence in 1947, the Indian National Congress (INC) ruled the Bombay state (which included present-day Gujarat and Maharashtra).
The 1995 elections resulted in a Janata Dal washout and a strong majority for the BJP, which won 121 seats, compared to the Congress's 45.
In the 2014 Indian general election, Bharatiya Janta Party projected Narendra Modi as a candidate of prime minister.
BJP retained clear majority first time in center and Narendra Modi become prime minister.
On 11 September 2021, Vijay Rupani resigned from the post of Chief Minister of Gujarat.
[2] He sworn in as the Chief Minister of Gujarat on 13 September 2021 by Governor Acharya Devvrat.
The Indian National Congress fell to its lowest count in the state for 3 decades, and the Aam Aadmi Party gained five seats.