The meeting between Naresh Patel, Chairman of the Shree Khodaldham Trust, and PM Modi is said to be crucial, given that it comes ahead of the Gujarat polls, which are likely to be announced soon
Naresh Patel, a powerful Patidar leader from Saurashtra, on Thursday announced that he is suspending his entry into politics. Ending months of speculation over joining a political party, Patel, a well-known philanthropist, said that he was putting his decision to join politics "on hold for the time being" and will be opening an academy to train youth in politics.
Those who keenly follow politics might have heard the name Naresh Patel popping up in news reports of late. There was speculation that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was planning to send him to the Rajya Sabha after it notched up a spectacular win in Punjab. There were also reports that poll strategist Prashant Kishor and Congress leader and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot