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Shankersinh Vaghela is an Indian politician from Gujarat. He was the Leader of Opposition in 13th Gujarat Legislative Assembly.Vagela started his political career with Jana Sangh, which later evolved into Janata Party. After Janata Party split into various factions, Vaghela became a senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party. In 1996, he broke away from the BJP and formed the Rashtriya Janata Party. He served as the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 1996 to 1997. Later, his party merged with Indian National Congress. On 21 July 2017, he left congress and resigned from the post of the leader of opposition.