Veteran leader Keshubhai Patel on Wednesday announced that he would quit active politics and wished that the Gujarat Parivartan Party floated by him should merge with the BJP.
Patel now 86-year old was on a day-long visit to his constituency Visavadar-Bhesan in Junagadh district to meet his supporters, informed them of his decision to quit active politics.
“I am going to resign as an MLA because of my growing age and ill health,” Patel told his supporters.
The statement of Patel ahead of the Lok Sabha elections will come as a boost for the Modi’s BJP and help in its plan to win maximum number of seats from the state.
