Yediyurappa condoles Keshubhai Patel's death
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Thursday condoled the death of former Gujarat Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel.
Beginning his political career as a Jan Sangh activist, Patel twice became the Chief Minister of Gujarat to put the state into the development trajectory, Yediyurappa said.
"In his demise, we lost a gentle politician who had strived hard for the overall development of the people of the state," the chief minister said.
Patel (92) died at Ahmedabad on Thursday after a prolonged illness, family sources said.
