[3] He is the eldest son of royal family of the erstwhile princely state of Limda of Saurashtra region in Gujarat.

His grandfather Darbar Saheb Shri Ranjitsinhji Bhavsinhji was last ruler of Limda and an independence activist who took active part in Arz-I-hukumat movement against Junagadh Nawab’s decision to join Pakistan.

Gohil successfully contested Local bodies election from Umrala constituency and became vice president of Bhavnagar district Zilla panchayat.

This, till date remains the only medical college in Bhavnagar, a district with a population of over 15 lakhs (1.5 million).

[3] Shaktisinh was elected to 12th legislative assembly of Gujarat, defeating Jitu Vaghani of Bhartiya Janta Party by margin of over seven thousand votes.

[3] In 2012 he had to change his constituency as Bhavnagar south ceased to exist as a result of delimitation procedure carried out by Election Commission of India.

[6] He was made interim incharge for party affairs for Delhi on 12 February 2020 by Congress president Sonia Gandhi.