Rupsinh Thakor
The newly elected GMC held its first meeting on Tuesday following last month’s civic polls, in which the BJP secured a decisive victory by winning 38 of the 44 seats. Anjana Mehta was elected deputy mayor, while Mahendra Patel was chosen chairman of the standing committee. Gandhinagar : Twenty-nine-year-old Rupsinh Thakor, a first-time councillor in the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation (GMC), was elected mayor of the state capital’s civic body on Tuesday.
Thakor, who was elected from Ward 4, has been linked with the Thakor Sena and is engaged in the business of supplying sand and other construction materials. Mahendra Patel, elected from Ward 9, is a two-time councillor. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Ahmedabad | Silver Rate in Ahmedabad | Bank Holidays in Ahmedabad | Public Holidays in Ahmedabad | Ahmedabad AQI | Weather in Ahmedabad | Petrol Price in Ahmedabad | Diesel Price in Ahmedabad | CNG Price in Ahmedabad | LPG Price in Ahmedabad Stay updated with the latest Ahmedabad news.
Thakor’s family has been associated with the BJP for several years, according to party sources. Deputy mayor Anjana Mehta’s husband, Suresh Mehta, is a former GMC councillor. In other appointments, Jashpalsinh Bihola, who has interests in the real-estate sector, was named leader of the ruling party in the GMC, while Sejal Parmar was appointed the party’s whip in the civic body. Download the TOI App.
He is associated with a cooperative bank in Gandhinagar district and has previously served as the BJP’s Gandhinagar city president.
The Congress named Karamjitsinh Vaghela as the leader of the opposition in the civic body.