Former Gujarat Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel, who had tested positive for Novel Coronavirus, passed away on Thursday, media reports said.He was 92.Patel was shifted to a hospital on Thursday with complaints of breathing.
He then floated his own party, Gujarat Parivartan Party.Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had succeeded Patel as the Gujarat CM, tweeted, “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.”
