Chhotubhai Vasava

Chhotubhai Amarasinhbhai Vasava (born 15 July 1945) 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
Vasava in July 2021
Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
1990
ConstituencyJhagadia
Personal details
Born15 July 1945 (age 76)
Bharuch, Bombay Presidency, British India
NationalityIndian
Political partyJanata Dal (United) (2007–2017)
Bharatiya Tribal Party (2017–present)
Children3 son including Maheshbhai Vasava

Early life

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

Career

He was a member of Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) from 1990 to 2017.[5] He left JD (U) when it formed an alliance with Bharatiya Janata Party in Bihar state in 2017.[6]

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.[7][8]

He is a well-known tribal leader.[7] He is one advocate of Bhilistan a separate state comprising tribal dominated parts of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.[9][10]

References
  1. TWELFTH GUJARAT LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
  2. My Neta
  3. Gmahiti
  4. "Ahmed Patel saviour Chhotubhai Vasava puts Congress in bind". dnaindia.
  5. "Vasava Chhotubhai Amarsinh(Janata Dal (United)(JD(U))):Constituency- JHAGADIA (ST)(BHARUCH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  6. "Ex-JDU MLA Chhotubhai Vasava retains Jhagadia seat". www.uniindia.com. Archived from the original on 21 December 2017.
  7. Deepalakshmi, K. (18 December 2017). "Bharatiya Tribal Party opens account in Gujarat". The Hindu.
  8. "Congress stitches alliance with Chhotubhai Vasava". The Hindu. 21 November 2017. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  9. "'White House' to be centre of Bhilistan movement!". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  10. "Clamour for separate Saurashtra, Bhilistan to get louder". dna. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2018.


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