Anandiben News

The BJP leadership is learnt to have almost zeroed in on Nitin Patel, the senior-most minister in the Anandiben Patel cabinet, to take over as Gujarat Chief Minister from her, though the names of other possible contenders kept on doing the rounds in political circles here on Thursday.

Gujarat's first woman Chief Minister Anandiben Patel on Monday offered to quit in keeping with the BJP's "laudable tradition" of leaders vacating their posts as they turn 75.

Congress on Monday said Anandiben Patel has decided to step down as Gujarat Chief Minister due to pressure from the top leadership of BJP which is "losing ground" in the state, and termed the move an indication of the saffron party's defeat in the assembly polls due next year.

BJP president Amit Shah said on Monday that he will place before the party`s parliamentary board -- one of the BJP`s apex decision-making forum -- a letter from Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel asking the leadership to relieve her of her post.

Anandiben Patel took charge as Gujarat`s first woman chief minister after Narendra Modi took charge as the Prime Minister.

Upset over the 'feeble' protests on the Anar Patel issue, Congress high command has warned party MLAs in Gujarat that their renomination could be in jeopardy if they failed to act as "real opposition" to the Prime Minister in his home state.

It's seldom do we see film actors meeting a state Chief Minister ahead of their film release. The stars usually go on city tours to promote their ventures and meet their fans rather. However, 'Bajirao Mastani' actors Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone recently met Gujarat CM Anandiben.