Also read | Anandiben Patel resigns as Gujarat chief ministerKeshubhai was the BJP heavyweight until then. With Assembly elections just a year away, Anandiben Patel on Monday resigned as Chief Minister of Gujarat. Watch | Anandiben Patel Resigns As Gujarat Chief MinisterNow that Anandiben Patel has resigned with elections to the Assembly scheduled for next year, the party is once again facing the same crisis of looking for a new face. Anandiben’s resignation bears an uncanny resemblance to circumstances which led to then chief minister Keshubhai Patel’s exit as CM in 2001. Modi handed BJP a victory and established himself as the powerful leader of the party.

Source: Indian Express August 01, 2016 13:25 UTC