My aim is to topple Modi: Uma

While Bharti appeared to be banking on the towering persona of the sidelined Patel patriarch Keshubhai Patel to make a dent in the BJP bastion, she also indicated that her persuasion to get him out of the BJP hasn8217;t borne much fruit so far. 8220;Some leaders, who are unhappy with the party, are with it as they equate their ideology with their party,8221; she said.

Interestingly, while she had directed all her ire against Modi, she also said she and her party will back off in case the BJP decides to replace Modi with Keshubhai. Meanwhile, she also declared that Swami Avichaldas of Sarsa would be the president of her party8217;s Gujarat unit.

After addressing mediapersons in Ahmedabad, Bharti drove down to Gandhinagar on evening and was closeted with former CM and 8220;rebel-in-chief8221; Keshubhai Patel for over an hour at the latter8217;s bungalow. She was accompanied by her party8217;s Rajasthan and Gujarat presidents Umeshdatt Mathur and Chaitanya Shambhu Maharaj.