Vajubhai Vala

Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala (born 12 January 1939) is an Indian statesman who is the current and 18th Governor of Karnataka since September 2014.[1]

Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala
18th Governor of Karnataka
Assumed office
1 September 2014
Chief MinisterSiddaramaiah
H. D. Kumaraswamy
B. S. Yediyurappa
Preceded byKonijeti Rosaiah
Speaker of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
In office
23 January 2012 – 31 August 2014
Preceded byGanpat Vasava
Succeeded byMangubhai C. Patel (acting)
Member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
In office
July 1985 – February 2002
Preceded byManibhai Ranpara
Succeeded byNarendra Modi
In office
December 2002 – 31 August 2014
Preceded byNarendra Modi
Succeeded byVijay Rupani
ConstituencyRajkot West
Personal details
Born (1939-01-12) 12 January 1939
Rajkot, Rajkot State, British India (present-day Gujarat, India)
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Children2 daughters, 2 sons
ResidenceRaj Bhavan, Bangalore
Signature
As of 31 August, 2014
Source:

Vajubhai served as the Speaker of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly from 2012 to 2014. He is still a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. He served as a Cabinet Minister in the Government of Gujarat, holding various portfolios, such as finance, labour and employment, from 1997 to 2012. He was elected to Gujarat Legislative Assembly from Rajkot West constituency multiple times.

Career

Vala started his political career at the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and subsequently joined Jan Sangh in 1971. He was jailed for eleven months during the emergency in 1975.[2] He was the Mayor of Rajkot in the 1980s. Later he contested state assembly elections from Rajkot and served as the Cabinet Minister holding finance, revenue portfolios from 1998 to 2012. He was the finance minister for two terms. He holds the record of presenting budget in Gujarat Legislative Assembly; 18 times as the finance minister. He was elected as the Speaker of assembly in December 2012 and served till August 2014. He was appointed as the Governor of Karnataka in September 2014.[1][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Vala has also been closely associated with Rajkot Nagarik Sahakari Bank, where he planned, organised and developed the banking service. He was also the Chairman of the bank for five years on-and-off during 1975-90 period.[9]

Controversy

Vala was involved in a controversy during the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections. He invited the largest party, Bharatiya Janata Party to form the government and not the largest post poll alliance consisting of the Indian National Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular). His decision was opposed by the INC who approached the Supreme Court in this matter. However, the governor of the state has the legal power to decide who forms the government in that state.[10][11]

References
  1. "Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala to take oath as Karnataka Guv on Sept 1". One India News. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  2. "'Paniwala Mayor' reinducted into Narendra Modi cabinet". One India. 13 December 2006. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  3. Balan, Premal (23 January 2013). "Vaju Vala unanimously elected new speaker of Gujarat Assembly". Business Standard. Gandhinagar. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  4. "Vaju Vala named 'pro tem' Speaker of Gujarat Assembly". Zee News. PTI. 26 December 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  5. "Vaju Vala named 'pro tem' Speaker". Indian Express. Press Trust of India. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  6. "177 sworn in as MLAs". The Times of India. TNN. 23 January 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  7. "Narendra Modi aide Vajubhai Vala is Karnataka governor". The Times of India. TNN. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  8. "Karnataka's Governor Vajubhai Vala hails RSS,says posts don't matter". TNN. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  9. "Karnataka Election Results 2018: Here's all you need to know about Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  10. Wu, Huizhong. "India's BJP forms new government in Karnataka -- for now". CNN. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  11. Chaturvedi, Rakesh Mohan (18 May 2018). "Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala not alone in giving 15 days to prove majority". The Economic Times. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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