More than 45 lives lost to floods in Valsad, Gujarat — and not a single minister has shown up. AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, called out the Gujarat government for its silence and demanded immediate compensation of ₹1 crore for every family that has lost a loved one in the disaster.

Posting on X, Kejriwal wrote: 'गुजरात के वलसाड में आई भीषण बाढ़ में 45 से ज्यादा लोगों की मृत्यु से मन बहुत दुखी है' — 'The death of more than 45 people in the devastating floods in Valsad, Gujarat has deeply saddened me.' He added that farmers and small traders have also suffered severe losses, and that AAP leader Praveen Ram visited affected families on the day of the post.

Praveen Ram on the ground — but no BJP minister in sight

Praveen Ram, AAP's Gujarat leader, met flood-affected residents as the party's boots-on-ground response to the crisis. Kejriwal pointedly noted the contrast: 'Neither the Chief Minister came, nor any minister.' In a state governed by the BJP, the absence of visible political leadership during an active disaster has become the central charge AAP is pressing.

Valsad, a district in southern Gujarat, lies in a monsoon-vulnerable coastal belt where recurrent flooding routinely devastates agriculture and disrupts local trade. Farmers and small traders — already operating on thin margins — are among the hardest hit each season.

The ₹1 crore demand — and what the policy baseline looks like

Kejriwal's demand of ₹1 crore per bereaved family is a deliberate escalation above the standard ex-gratia amounts that Indian states typically pay under National Disaster Response Force guidelines, which have historically ranged from a few lakhs upward. The figure is political as much as it is humanitarian — designed to force the Gujarat government to either match it or defend a lower number publicly.

AAP has deployed this playbook before: in states where it holds no power, the party uses disaster moments to contrast its own welfare record in Delhi with what it frames as neglect elsewhere. The Valsad floods give the party a live, emotionally resonant stage in a state it has been trying to build a foothold in since the 2022 Gujarat Assembly elections.

What the Gujarat government does next

All eyes now shift to whether the state administration announces a formal relief package — and whether any senior BJP leader visits Valsad before the political pressure compounds. A delayed or low-figure response hands AAP exactly the contrast it is looking for heading into the next cycle of Gujarat local politics.

For the families in Valsad, the politics is secondary. Forty-five people are gone. The monsoon is not finished. And the compensation clock is running.