15th Gujarat Assembly
Unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Gujarat
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Gujarat Legislative Assembly or Gujarat Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Gujarat, in the state capital Gandhinagar. Presently, 182 members of the Legislative Assembly are directly elected from single-member constituencies (seats). It has a term of 5 years unless it is dissolved sooner. 13 constituencies are reserved for scheduled castes and 27 constituencies for scheduled tribes. From its majority party group or by way of a grand coalition cabinet of its prominent members, the state's Executive namely the Government of Gujarat is formed.
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| Legislative body | Gujarat Legislative Assembly | ||
| Meeting place | Vithalbhai Patel Bhavan, Gujarat Vidhan Sabha, Gandhinagar | ||
| Term | 12 December 2022 – | ||
| Election | 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election | ||
| Government | BJP | ||
| Opposition | INC | ||
| Website | www | ||
| Members | 182 | ||
| Speaker | Shankar Chaudhary, BJP | ||
| Deputy speaker | Purnesh Modi, BJP | ||
| Chief Minister | Bhupendrabhai Patel, BJP | ||
| Party control | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
History
The 15th Gujarat Legislative Assembly was constituted following the 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly elections, held in two phases on 1 and 5 December 2022, with the results declared on 8 December.[1] Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 156 out of 182 seats, creating a new record of winning the most seats in Gujarat's electoral history.[2] The previous record for the highest number of seats won in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly was held by the Indian National Congress, which secured 149 seats in the 1985 elections under the leadership of Madhav Singh Solanki.[3] Since 1995 BJP has been in power in Gujarat.[4]
The Indian National Congress (INC), which had been the principal opposition party, won only 17 seats.[2] Aam Adami Party (AAP) won 5 seats, Independent candidates won 3 seats and Samajwadi Party won 1 seat.[5]
Government formation
After gaining a super majority in 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election, the BJP elected Bhupendrabhai Patel as the leader of the legislative party on 10 December 2022.[6] On 12 December 2022, Bhupendrabhai Patel took oath as Chief Minister of Gujarat by Governor Acharya Devavrat. Also 8 leaders took oath as cabinet ministers, two as Minister of State with independent charges and six others as Minister of State.[7]
On 13 December 2022, 3 independent candidates decided to support the BJP government.[8]
First Session and Oath-Taking
The first session of the 15th Gujarat Legislative Assembly commenced on 19 December 2022 in Gandhinagar.[5] Yogesh Patel, a senior BJP legislator, sworn in all 186 members of the assembly. All MLAs took the oath in the name of God except Congress' Jignesh Mevani and BJP's Karan Solanki, who took oath in the name of constitution.[5]
On 20 December 2022, Shankar Chaudhary, a BJP MLA from Tharad, was elected as the Speaker of the House. Jetha Bharwad, a 6 times MLA from Shehra, was elected as the Deputy Speaker of the House.[9]
Notable positions
| S.No | Position | Portrait | Name | Party | Constituency | Office Taken | |
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| 1 | Speaker |  |
Shankar Chaudhary | BJP | Tharad | 20 December 2022[10] | |
| 2 | Deputy Speaker | Purnesh Modi | Surat West | 16 February 2026 | |||
| 3 | Leader of the House (Chief Minister) | .jpg) |
Bhupendrabhai Patel[11] | Ghatlodia | 12 December 2022[12] | ||
| 4 | Deputy Leader of the House (Deputy Chief Minister) |  |
Harsh Sanghavi | Majura | 17 October 2025 | ||
| 5 | Leader of the opposition | Vacant | |||||
Party wise distribution
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| Party | No. of MLA's | Leader of the Party
in Assembly |
Leader's Constituency | |
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| Bharatiya Janata Party | 162 | Bhupendrabhai Patel[13] | Ghatlodia | |
| Indian National Congress | 12 | Tushar Chaudhary | Khedbhrama | |
| Aam Aadmi Party | 4 | Chaitar Vasava[14] | Dediapada | |
| Samajwadi Party | 1 | Kandhal Jadeja[15] | Kutiyana | |
| Independent | 3 | |||
| Total no of MLA's | 182 | |||