Former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani dies in Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad: Former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani died Thursday after an Air India aircraft carrying him and 241 others crashed near Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad in the afternoon, Union minister CR Patil said.

Rupani, 68, was the chief minister from 2016 till 2021, after winning the Gujarat Legislative Assembly elections from Rajkot West seat.

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