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Gujarat's first woman chief minister, Anandiben Patel, dramatically quit on 1/7/2016, posting her resignation letter on her official website, linked to Facebook and Twitter. Her exit, which had been anticipated for some time, could help the BJP leadership's efforts to repair the political damage in the party's stronghold of Gujarat ahead of the assembly polls, scheduled for end-2017.
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Anandiben announced her resignation at around 5pm before proceeding to meet governor O P Kohli at the Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar.
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She was under pressure for almost a year following a strident quota agitation by the Patels - BJP's main votebank in Gujarat. Subsequent allegations of land scams involving her family members and the latest protests over flogging of
Dalits by 'gau rakshaks' in Una on July 11 added to her woes, amid growing realisation within the BJP that she may not be able to ensure victory for the party in the assembly elections.
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However, Rupani, a Jain, is considered to be more energetic and could help the party do a tightrope walk in a scenario of competing demands of different castes. It's unclear as to whether Shah, who's spearheading BJP's campaign to wrest UP in next year's elections, would want to give up his very powerful all-India position to return to his home state.
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A meeting of the parliamentary board is to be called shortly to accept the resignation, a mere formality, and to appoint Patel's successor. Anandiben said she decided to pass on the baton in deference to the age ceiling of 75 years laid down by PM Modi and because she wanted her successor to get time to prepare for the Vibrant Gujarat summit in January.
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