Ahmedabad : Within 4 hours of the announcement of the results of the Kadi and Visavadar by-elections, Shaktisinh Gohil has resigned from the post of Congress state president. Shailesh Parmar will now take over the responsibility in place of Shaktisinh Gohil. Shailesh Parmar will hold the responsibility until the name of the new president is announced.
I am very proud to be a disciplined soldier of India' s oldest and ofcourse, the best political party of India.
— Shaktisinh Gohil MP (@shaktisinhgohil) June 23, 2025
I have worked hard and always endeavoured to (do) and give the best to our Party. Unfortunately, we have not succeeded today. We have lost the Visavadar and Kadi… pic.twitter.com/gwwQChD87a
After the defeat of Congress in Kadi and Visavadar bypolls, Gohil took to X, “I have worked hard and always endeavoured to (do) and give the best to our Party. Unfortunately, we have not succeeded today. We have lost the Visavadar and Kadi bypolls.”
Gohil wrote, “In true spirit of our Congress Party and its’ glorious tradition, I have accepted moral responsibility and have resigned as Gujarat Congress President before a couple of hours. I thank all our party leaders, the excellent Babbar Sher workers of our party, my well wishers, media and all others for their support and belief in me. I believe that our party is more important than any position or individual.
In Visavadar bypolls, the Congress lost by over 20,000 votes and in Kadi, the party tasted defeat by 39,000 votes. Gohil was appointed president of the GPCC in June 2023, in run up to 2024 general election. He served as Minister of Finance, Health, Education, Narmada in two consecutive state governments from 1991 to 1995. He also led the opposition parties in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly as the Leader of Opposition from 2007 to 2012.