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Resignations were asked Narendra Modi and his ministers several times and were not given
Arjun Modhwadia most demanded the resignation of former Prime Minister Modi.
Ahmedabad, 22 July 2026
The entire country is demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, now the resignation of the Prime Minister is being demanded. But Narendra Modi did not accept his resignation. Narendra Modi’s past shows that in many incidents he was asked to resign but not even once did he or his ministers resign or accept it. But on his request, two Chief Ministers and their entire cabinet resigned.
From 2001 to 22 July 2026, there were 28 incidents in which the opposition demanded the resignation of the Chief Minister, Cabinet Minister and Minister of State over the issue of accountability for the functioning of the Gujarat government. But not a single minister resigned.
Arjun Modhwadia, former Congress leader and Forest Minister of the present BJP government, demanded the maximum resignations.
Arjun Modhwadia demanded resignation of Narendra Modi 7 times from 2001-2014.
8 August 2013 – Narendra Modi resigned from the post of Chief Minister of Gujarat over the Lokayukta appointment controversy. Justice R.A. Mehta refused to assume the post of Lokayukta; Modhwadia said Modi should step down and compared the situation to B.S. From. Yediyurappa’s resignation in Karnataka. did not resign; He remained Chief Minister till May 2014.
20 November 2013 Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi resigned with immediate effect over the alleged “spying”/surveillance controversy involving a young woman and alleged misuse of state machinery. As GPCC president, Modhwadia said that if Modi has morality then he should resign. He did not resign on this issue.
20 November 2013 Amit Shah, former Gujarat Minister of State for Home/BJP leader resigned (in relation to the controversy) over similar alleged surveillance/spying controversy. GPCC’s Arjun Modhwadia demanded that both Modi and Shah resign from their posts and demanded an independent investigation. Did not resign on this demand.
On 6 February and 2 March 2016, Anandiben Patel was the Chief Minister of Gujarat and asked for her resignation due to land allotment by Narendra Modi during his tenure as Chief Minister. Narendra Modi was the Prime Minister then. Resignation of then Chief Minister Anandi Patel over land allotment dispute involving 422 acres of land in the Gir/Eco-Sensitive Zone and allegations involving a business associate of her daughter Anar Patel. Modhwadia said that his resignation is necessary for a fair investigation. Did not resign immediately when asked.
Modhwadia categorically demanded the resignation of both Modi and Anandiben Patel and demanded a SIT investigation under the supervision of the High Court or the Supreme Court.
2001–2014: Narendra Modi government
In 2001, Chief Minister Narendra Modi had demanded his resignation regarding relief-rehabilitation and government functioning after the earthquake.
Congress and other opposition have repeatedly demanded the CM’s resignation over the 2002 riots and law and order situation that followed Godhra Chief Minister Narendra Modi. Demand arose in the country also. But Modi did not resign and continued sitting on the chair.
At the time of Haren Pandya’s murder, he had asked for his resignation.
Narendra Modi in 2004 – Chief Minister demanded the resignation of the CM due to opposition’s allegations of law and order and communal tension in Gujarat.
In 2006, Narendra Modi – Chief Minister sought to step down as CM due to opposition from Congress on poverty, farmers and government policies.
In 2008, Narendra Modi – Chief Minister / Amit Shah – Minister of State for Home, Ahmedabad serial blasts and demanded resignation of law and order government.
In 2009, Congress had demanded the resignation of Amit Shah and Narendra Modi government regarding the Amit Shah-Minister of State for Home Ahmedabad lathi charge incident. In a 2009 report, Congress state president Siddharth Patel asked the Home Minister to accept moral responsibility and step down.
In 2010, the opposition demanded resignation regarding Narendra Modi-Chief Minister Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case and accountability of the state government.
In 2013, Congress demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Narendra Modi over the Snoopgate/women’s alleged spying controversy.
On November 20, 2013, Congress’s Shankarsinh Vaghela and Arjun Modhwadia had demanded Amit Shah’s resignation in the Saurabuddin case. There was a dispute regarding alleged illegal spying and phone tapping of a girl.
On 15 June 2013, Gujarat Congress demanded the resignation of Babu Bokhiriya after his conviction in an illegal limestone-mining case.
2014 Narendra Modi-Chief Minister Snoopgate controversy, Congress again demands resignation; In May 2014, Modi stepped down as CM as soon as he became Prime Minister, but did not resign.
2014–2016: Anandiben Patel government
2015 Anandiben Patel – Chief Minister Patidar reservation agitation and police action Congress demands resignation of CM; In August 2015, Congress MLAs protested in the Assembly with the slogan “CM resign”.
2016 Anandiben Patel – Chief Minister Una Dalit atrocities, law and order and lathi charge on public, atrocities in Patidar movement, firing, murders, opposition demanded resignation; Anandiben later resigned from the post of CM in August 2016. But did not resign, he said, I
No order to open fire was given. In July 2026, Nitin Patel revealed who had done the shooting.
It remains a mystery.
2016–2021: Vijay Rupani Government
2016–17 (Vijay Rupani – Chief Minister): Law and order and Dalit issues; following the Una incident, the opposition demanded the government’s resignation, holding it accountable.
2017 (Vijay Rupani – Chief Minister): Farmers’ issues, the Patidar agitation, and law and order; the Congress demanded the government’s resignation.
2018 (Vijay Rupani – Chief Minister): Farmers, unemployment, and various government issues; the opposition demanded the CM’s resignation.
2019 (Vijay Rupani – Chief Minister): Law and order; the opposition demanded the government’s resignation citing its failure.
2020 (Vijay Rupani – Chief Minister): COVID-19 pandemic and health management; the Congress demanded the government’s resignation, terming its performance a failure. On September 11, 2021, Rupani resigned as CM at the behest of Amit Shah; the resignation was intended to replace an underperforming government.
2021–2026: Bhupendra Patel Government
2022 (Harsh Sanghavi – Minister of State for Home): Botad-Dhandhuka incident; the Congress directly demanded the resignation of the Minister of State for Home. Demands for his resignation were raised following more than 42 deaths.
2023: AAP demanded the resignation of the CM and the concerned minister over repeated paper leaks and issues involving a junior clerk; AAP’s Isudan Gadhvi demanded that the CM take responsibility and that the concerned minister resign.
2023: The opposition held the government accountable for the Morbi suspension bridge tragedy and demanded that political responsibility be accepted. Additionally, demands for resignation were raised on several other occasions. In 2024, the opposition demanded the resignations of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi over incidents such as the fire at the Rajkot TRP Game Zone and the Harni boat tragedy.
In October 2025, the opposition demanded the resignations of ministers from the Bhupendra Patel government.
In 2025, the Congress demanded the resignation of Bachhubhai Khabad—Minister of State for Panchayat and Agriculture—directly within the Legislative Assembly, following allegations regarding the Dahod MGNREGA scam.
In 2025, AAP leader Gopal Italia demanded the resignations of state government officials over various issues, including paper leaks, bridge collapses, lynchings, and crimes against women.
The reshuffle of the Bhupendra Patel cabinet in 2025 was not triggered by resignations resulting from opposition demands; prior to the October 2025 reshuffle, all 16 ministers—excluding the Chief Minister—had submitted their resignations.
In 2026, demands were raised for the resignation of Agriculture Minister Jitu Vaghani over issues such as farmland acquisition, power transmission lines, compensation, and crop prices.
In 2026, teacher unions demanded the resignation of Ramesh Katara—Minister of State for Agriculture—following his controversial remarks about teachers; however, he subsequently apologized.
Earlier, in September 2021, the then Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and his entire cabinet had resigned following directives from the party high command.
Demands for resignation were also raised against Parshottam Solanki over a fish auction scam and against Amit Shah. Various groups demanded the resignations of several other ministers for different reasons. Former Chief Ministers Keshubhai Patel, Suresh Mehta, and Shankersinh Vaghela also called for resignations. Other groups and social organizations made similar demands, yet no resignations took place. In May 2020, the Gujarat High Court set aside Chudasama’s 2017 Dholka Assembly election victory due to alleged irregularities in the counting of postal ballots. Subsequently, the Supreme Court stayed the High Court’s order. This sparked demands for his resignation within opposition circles.
2021: A teachers’ union also demanded Chudasama’s resignation over a teacher-training survey controversy.
Demands for the resignation of Agriculture Minister Raghavji Patel were raised on two occasions.
Between 2014 and July 2026, there have been public demands for the resignation of the Chief Minister, Cabinet Ministers, and Ministers of State, as well as calls regarding the functioning of the Gujarat government, linked to at least 15–20 distinct political events.
In this context, the resignations of Mayaben Kodnani and Amit Shah were obtained. (Google translation from Gujarati; please refer to the original report.)
