Keshubhai Patel
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Keshubhai Patel (born 1929) is a former chief Minister of Gujarat state in India from March 1995 to October 1995 and from March 1998 to October 2001. He is a senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader in the state.
He was forced to step down as Chief Minister in 2001 following a few electoral losses by the party in Gujarat.Although, he was one of the strongest Chief Minister Gujarat saw after its' formation since 1960.
On September 21, 2006 Keshubhai's wife Leela Behn Patel died in their home in Ahmedabad after an electrical fire broke out in the house's exercise room.
Preceded by Chhabildas Mehta |
Chief Minister of Gujarat March 14, 1995 - October 21, 1995 |
Succeeded by Sureshchandra R. Mehta |
Preceded by Dilipbhai Ramanbhai Parikh |
Chief Minister of Gujarat March 4, 1998 - October 6, 2001 |
Succeeded by Narendra Modi |