The Nexus

The list of those with real estate interests cuts cross party lines and includes government officials as well

Updated on: 7 February 2024 7:25 pm

The Nexus

Cabinet Ministers

Vajubhai Wala: Finance minister, Gujarat
Narottam Patel: Water resources minister
Haren Pandya: Home minister
Gabhaji Thakore: Minister for OBCs
Babubhai Bokhiria: Minister for fisheries and civil supplies Parmanand Khattar: Urban development minister
Purushottam Solanki: Minister of labour and employment
Bharat Barot: Minister of technical and higher education
Ashok Bhatt: Former minister of health and civil supplies
jairam vyas: Former minister

BJP men heading Public
Sector corporations

Bhupendrasinh Chudasama: Chairman, Sardar Sarovar project Surendra Patel: Chairman of Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority
C.R. Patil: Chairman, Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Gangaram Tapu: Former chairman, Gujarat State Handloom Corporation

BJP MLAs

Madhu Shrivastava: MLA. Baroda
Jethbhai Parwar: MLA, Panchmahal
Karsan Dhula: MLA, Kitiyana
Jairaj Jadeja: MLA, Rajkot
Kantilal Amrutia: MLA, Morvi

BJP kith and Kin

Bharat Patel: Son of chief minister Keshubhai Patel
Manuji Thakore: Son of Gujarat OBC minister
Hira Solanki: Brother of Gujarat minister for labour and employment
Bhima Dhula: Sarpanch and brother of BJP MLA Karsan Dhula
Atul Barot: Brother of technical and higher education minister Bharat Barot

Congressmen

Siddharta Patel: Son of former CM Chimanbhai Patel
Naresh Rawal: Chief whip of Congress in state assembly
Narhari Amin: Former deputy CM
Amarsinh Choudhary: Former CM

Bureaucrats

L.N.S. Mukundan: Chief Secretary, Gujarat
Anand Mohan Bhardwaj: Secretary, education
Sanjay Gupta: Managing Director, Gujarat State Petrochemical Corporation
S.K. Nanda: MD, Gujarat State Finance Corporation
Ravi Saxena: MD, Gujarat State Infrastructural Development Board
Kirti Shelat: Industries commissioner, Gujarat