Former Gujarat chief minister Keshubhai Patel has passed away at the age of 92. He tested positive for Coronavirus last month, he was admitted to a hospital after feeling difficulty in breathing on Thursday morning where he passed away.
Patel had recovered from COVID-19 after he was tested positive in September, but it caused some damage to Patel’s health who was also suffering from cancer of the prostate. He was discharged after ten days from the hospital after testing negative for COVID-19.
PM Modi expressed condolences with Patel’ son Bharat and considered Patel’s demise as an irreparable loss.
Keshubhai mentored and groomed many younger Karyakartas including me. Everyone loved his affable nature. His demise is an irreparable loss. We are all grieving today. My thoughts are with his family and well-wishers. Spoke to his son Bharat and expressed condolences. Om Shanti. pic.twitter.com/p9HF3D5b7y
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 29, 2020
Patel served as the Chief Minister of Gujrat in two terms firstly he was elected in March 1995 and served till October 1995, then he elected again in October 1998 and served till October 2001. Patel was a senior BJP leader in Gujrat but in 2012, he resigned from the BJP and formed a new party named ‘Gujarat Parivartan Party’ to contest the state assembley election which was later merged back with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in February 2014. He had a long political career in the politics of Gujrat and was elected 6 times as a member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly. Patel was elected from Visavadar assembly seat in 2012 but later resigned in 2014 due to ill health.
