Zala Kesridevsinhji

Zala Kesridevsinhji was born to Dr. Digvijaysinh Pratapsinh Jhala who was a two-term MLA during 1979-1989. Pratapsinh was India’s first Environment minister during 1979-1989 and was president of Akhil Bharatiya Kshatriya Mahasabha for years. His grandfather Pratapsinh was an MLA from Wankaner during 1952-57.

He was born in Wankaner on 5th November 1982. He belongs to the royal family of Wankaner which is located between Rajkot and Morbi in the Saurashtra region. In the year 2022, he was installed as the 16th ruler of the former Wankaner state. A meal for 22,000 people of Wankaner was hosted by him on this occasion.

His uncle Janakdevsinh Jhala was also Wankaner MLA during 1975-1980. His maternal uncle Ajay Singh was Railway Minister in VP Singh’s government in the Centre.

He married Yogini Kumari in 2011. His wedding was attended by then-Chief Minister Narendra Modi.

He is the vice president of the Wankaner Education Society run by Shri Amarsinhji High School. He has been president of Samast Hindu Samaj Janmashtami Utsav Samiti in Wankaner for 8 years. He is a Trustee of Maharani Saheba Ramakunvarba Rajput Kanya hostel in Wankaner. Additionally, he is a Trustee of Purnachandra Garasiya Boarding Trust, Harpaldev Education and Charitable Trust. Apart from this, he is associated with the Wankaner Chamber of Commerce & Industries Association. As a sports enthusiast, he is even a Chairperson of Sports Academy in Wankener which offers free sports training to students.

He was officially made in charge of Wankaner Taluka BJP’s taluka panchayat and district panchayat. He was the district BJP vice president of Rajkot for one term and the district BJP vice president of Morbi district for one term.

He created a party organisation in the Wankaner area, which helped the party in winning Taluka Panchayat for the first time. He was involved in the selection of winnable candidates for district and taluka panchayat elections in Morbi district in 2021. He worked hard to ensure the victory of party candidates in these elections. He started a party office on his own premises and also constructed a hall for party functions.

He was one of the guests invited to the inauguration of the new Kashi Vishwanath corridor. He has been holding blood donation camps, tree plantation drives, Sports tournaments, and more.