Gujarat Government and Politics

To begin with the Gujarat government and politics, it can be said that the Governor, appointed by the President of India, is the head of the Gujarat government and politics.

The Governor is elected as the chief speaker of the Legislative Assembly and he is supposed to address the House after every general election.

The governor is generally an elected candidate of the majority party, or is a candidate appointed by the Chief Minister, an important member of the Gujarat government and politics.

Some of the famous Chief Ministers in Gujarat government and politics have been:

Dr. Jivraj Narayan Mehta
Balwantrai Mehta
Hitendra K Desai
Ghanshyambhai C. Oza
Chimanbhai Patel
Babubhai J Patel
Madhav Singh Solanki
Amarsinh Chaudhary
Chhabildas Mehta
Keshubhai Patel
Suresh Mehta
Shankersinh Vaghela
Dilipbhai Ramanbhai Parikh
Keshubhai Patel
Narendra Modi

It is noteworthy that the present Chief Minister of Gujarat, Mr. Narendra Modi has been the longest surviving Chief Minister of Gujarat. In 2002, he took his oath as the chief Minister of Gujarat, and since then he has been the undisputed master of Gujarat government and politics.

The Gujarat Government holds different departments to undertake its duty in the subsequent areas. Some of these departments under the Gujarat government and politics are:

General Administrative:Administrative Reforms and Training Division.
Education
Energy and Petrochemicals.
Forests and Environment.
Health and Family Welfare.
Industries and Mines.
Labor and Employment.
Legal.
Narmada and Water Resource.
Pot and Fisheries.
Revenue.
Minister Roads and Building.
Sports, Youth Services and Cultural Activities.
Tribal Development, etc.

This was a brief outlook of the Gujarat government and politics.

If you want to know more about Gujarat Government and Politics follow the following links:

Gujarat Government
Gujarat Boards & Commissions
Gujarat Local Government