Bhupendra Patel is an Indian politician. On 12 September 2021, he became the seventeenth Chief Minister of Gujarat. In 2017, he was elected as a member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly from the Ghatlodia constituency.He is the trustee of the two Patidar foundations named Sardar Dham and Vishwa Umiya in Gujarat. [10]The Times of India Bhupendra Patel while addressing Patidar Youth Conference.Patel has served as a member of the Memnagar Municipality in Ahmedabad three times: from 1995 to 1996, from 1999 to 2000 and from 2004 to 2006.Patel was served as the Chairman of the Ahmedabad School Board from 2008 to 2010.In 2012, the then Chief Minister of Gujarat Narendra Modi appreciated Bhupendra Patel for introducing the idea of fee reduction to the builders to effectively implement the Building Regularisation Scheme.Bhupendra Patel served as the Councilor of Thaltej Ward from 2010 to 2015.Bhupendra Patel was also served as the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation from 2010 to 2015.Bhupendra Patel was elected as the Chairman of the Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA) from 2015 to 2017. He was appreciated by the state government for accelerating several infrastructural projects in Sanand and Bhopal like building flyovers and roads.In 2017, he contested the Gujarat Legislative Assembly elections and won from the Ghatlodia constituency by defeating his opponent of the Indian National Congress Shashikant Patel with a margin of 1,17,000 votes. [11]The Hindu Business Line.Bhupendra Patel is a yoga enthusiast, and he often practices yoga. Bhupendra Patel while doing yoga.