Suresh Mehta
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Suresh Mehta | |
|---|---|
| 11th Chief Minister of Gujarat | |
| In office 21 October 1995 – 19 September 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Keshubhai Patel |
| Succeeded by | President's rule |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sureshchandra Mehta 5 August 1936 Mandvi, Cutch State, British India (now in Gujarat, India) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (till 2007) Gujarat Parivartan Party (2012-2014) |
Suresh Mehta (born 5 August 1936) is an Indian politician and the former chief minister of Gujarat from 1995 to 1996.
Life
Early life
Suresh Mehta was born on 5 August 1936 at Mandvi, Cutch State (now in Kutch, Gujarat, India).
Political career
He was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He served as the cabinet minister when Keshubhai Patel formed the government in the 1995 assembly elections.
Patel resigned in October 1995 following revolt of his colleague Shankersinh Vaghela and consequently, Mehta was sworn in as the Chief Minister in October 1995 and he served till September 1996.
However, BJP was split as the Rashtriya Janata Party which was formed by Vaghela. Mehta resigned from post of the CM and the President's rule was imposed. He again served as the industry cabinet minister under Patel when the BJP returned to the power in the 1998 assembly elections.
Patel resigned in 2001 following allegations of mismanagement in relief works during the aftermath of the 2001 Bhuj earthquake and a loss of BJP seats in by-elections. Narendra Modi succeeded Patel under whom Mehta had reservations to serve as the cabinet minister but he served until 2002.[1]
He opposed leadership of Narendra Modi and quit BJP on 8 December 2007, just before the 2007 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election.[2] Later he joined Gujarat Parivartan Party (GPP) founded by the former chief minister Keshubhai Patel in 2012.[3] He opposed decision when the GPP merged with the BJP in February, 2014 and left the party.[4][5]
References
- ^ "I won't join his ministry, says Suresh Mehta". The Times of India. 2001-10-03. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ^ "Suresh Mehta quits BJP". The Hindu. 2007-12-09. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ^ "Keshubhai may step down as GPP chief". The Pioneer. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
- ^ "Gujarat Parivartan Party merges with BJP". Niticentral. Archived from the original on 2014-03-06.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Keshubhai Patel's Gujarat Parivartan Party merges with BJP". Jagran.
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