He is the party president and going to remain party president. The legislature party meeting is likely to be held on Friday after Shah reaches Ahmedabad on Thursday. It put on record her very good work as the chief minister and as a minister earlier,” Naidu said. The Board also appointed Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and party general secretary Saroj Pandey as central observers for the legislature party meeting in which the new leader will be formally elected. Shah, who is a member of the Gujarat legislative Assembly, will also attend the meeting.

Source: The Telegraph August 03, 2016 08:15 UTC