Keshubhai Patel quits BJP; to float new party

August 04, 2012 16:25

Dissident BJP leader and former chief minister Keshubhai Patel has resigned from the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Patel sent his resignation to BJP president Nitin Gadkari on Saturday.

The Modi-baiter who is on a mission to mobilise support for the ouster of the BJP stalwart seems to have made up his mind to float a new party.

After virtually remaining in political wilderness since 2001, the former chief minister has decided to contest the assembly poll from Saurashtra, a region where he enjoys good support among the influential Patel community who constitute 18 per cent of Gujarat's population.

In the last few months, Patel has openly criticised Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi at various public meetings. He had alleged that the people of Gujarat were living in fear under Modi's rule.

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