Chhotubhai Vasava

Chhotubhai Amarasinhbhai Vasava is Indian politician from Western Indian state of Gujarat. He founded the Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP) in 2017 after leaving Janata Dal (United). He is a Member of the Legislative Assembly from the Jhagadia constituency since 1990.[1][2][3]

Chhotubhai Vasava
Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
1990
ConstituencyJhagadia
Personal details
Born15 July 1945
Bharuch, Gujarat
NationalityIndian
Political partyJanata Dal (United) (2007-2017), Bharatiya Tribal Party (2017-)

Early life

He was born in Bharuch, Gujarat. He belongs to Bhil tribal community.[4]

Career

He was a member of Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) from 1990 to 2017. He left JD (U) when it formed an alliance with Bharatiya Janata Party in Bihar state in 2017.[5]

He founded the Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP), less than a month before the 2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election which won two seats in assembly in an alliance with the Indian National Congress.[6][7]

He is a well-known tribal leader.[6] He is one advocate of Bhilistan a separate state comprising tribal dominated parts of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.[8][9]

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References
  1. TWELFTH GUJARAT LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
  2. My Neta
  3. Gmahiti
  4. "Ahmed Patel saviour Chhotubhai Vasava puts Congress in bind". dnaindia.
  5. http://www.uniindia.com/ex-jdu-mla-chhotubhai-vasava-retains-jhagadia-seat/election/news/1080072.html
  6. Deepalakshmi, K. (18 December 2017). "Bharatiya Tribal Party opens account in Gujarat". The Hindu.
  7. "Congress stitches alliance with Chhotubhai Vasava". The Hindu. 21 November 2017. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  8. "'White House' to be centre of Bhilistan movement!". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  9. "Clamour for separate Saurashtra, Bhilistan to get louder". dna. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2018.


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