Keshubhai Patel, former CM of Gujarat passes away

Oct. 29: Former Gujarat Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel passed away in Ahmedabad on Thursday after prolonged illness. He was 92. He led the first BJP government in Gujarat in 1995. Keshubhai Patel was succeeded by Narendra Modi as the Chief Minister of Gujarat in 2001. Keshubhai will be cremated on Thursday at 5 pm.

A member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly for six times, Patel quit the BJP in 2012 and floated his own political party — Gujarat Parivartan Party. Later, it was merged back with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in February 2014. Patel was elected from Visavadar assembly seat in 2012 but later resigned in 2014 due to ill health.

President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narednra Modi, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and many others paid tributes to the former chief minister.