Faldu is elected Gujarat BJP president
The three-time legislator, nominated by chief minister Narendra Modi, was the only politician in the fray.
RC Faldu, three-time MLA and chief whip of the BJP in Gujarat, was today unanimously elected president of the state unit.
Faldu was the only candidate to have filled the form to head the party's state unit yesterday. He was declared president today at a state executive meeting presided over by senior party leader Gopinath Munde.
Chief minister Narendra Modi had proposed Faldu's candidature, which was supported by all the district- and block-level presidents and state executive members.
Munde said Faldu is a hardworking party worker, who comesfrom the grassroots.
Faldu is a three-time legislator from Kalawad constituency inJamnagar district of Saurashtra region and belongs to the LeuvaPatel community, which is a numerically significant communityfor the BJP.
Faldu also has the backing of the RSS as he was earlier associated with its activities in the state.
"BJP is a party of common workers and my elevation suggests that a common worker can rise to become the state party head," Faldu said.
"I am always a common worker of the BJP," he said. "Now, as state party head, I will work as a common worker to strengthen theorganisational base of the party."
According to the new Gujarat BJP president, his immediatechallenge is the forthcoming elections to the local bodies.