Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala was born on 23 January 1937 and is an Indian statesman who was the 12th Governor of Karnataka from 1 September 2014 to 6 July 2021.
16 Facts About Vajubhai Vala
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Vajubhai Vala is the longest serving Governor for Karnataka after Khurshed Alam Khan.
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Vajubhai Vala is still a member of Bharatiya Janata Party.
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Vajubhai Vala served as a Cabinet Minister in the Government of Gujarat, holding various portfolios, such as finance, labour and employment, from 1997 to 2012.
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Vajubhai Vala was elected to Gujarat Legislative Assembly from Rajkot West constituency multiple times.
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Vajubhai Vala started his political career at the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and subsequently joined Jan Sangh in 1971.
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Vajubhai Vala was jailed for eleven months during the emergency in 1975.
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Vajubhai Vala was the Mayor of Rajkot in the 1980s.
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Vajubhai Vala holds the record of presenting budget in Gujarat Legislative Assembly; 18 times as the finance minister.
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Vajubhai Vala was elected as the Speaker of assembly in December 2012 and served till August 2014.
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Vajubhai Vala was appointed as the Governor of Karnataka in September 2014.
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Vajubhai Vala has been closely associated with Rajkot Nagarik Sahakari Bank, where he planned, organised and developed the banking service.
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Vajubhai Vala was involved in a controversy during the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections.
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Vajubhai Vala 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.
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Vajubhai Vala gave the new Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa 15 days to prove his majority in the house.
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Vajubhai Vala's decision was vehemently opposed by all non-BJP alliance parties in the nation, and the INC approached the Supreme Court in this matter.