Suresh Mehta was born on 5 August 1936 and is an Indian politician and former Chief Minister of Gujarat from 1995 to 1996.
11 Facts About Suresh Mehta
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Suresh Mehta was born on 5 August 1936 at Mandvi, Cutch State.
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Suresh Mehta was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
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Suresh Mehta was elected to Gujarat Vidhan Sabha from Mandvi in Kachchh area in 1975,1985,1990,1995,1998.
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Suresh Mehta served as the cabinet minister when Keshubhai Patel formed the government in the 1995 assembly elections.
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Keshubhai 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.
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Suresh Mehta resigned from post of the CM and the President's rule was imposed.
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Suresh Mehta again served as the industry cabinet minister under Patel when the BJP returned to the power in the 1998 assembly elections.
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Narendra Modi succeeded Patel under whom Suresh Mehta had reservations to serve as the cabinet minister but he served until 2002.
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Suresh Mehta opposed leadership of Narendra Modi and quit BJP on 8 December 2007, just before the 2007 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election.
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Suresh Mehta opposed the GPP's merger with the BJP in February 2014 and left the party.