Keshubhai vows third front,finally

Cold-shouldered by the top party leadership last week over his demand to remove Chief Minister Narendra Modi,former CM and rebel BJP leader Keshubhai Patel came out in the open on Friday,vowing to form a third front in Gujarat to challenge Modi in the Assembly elections scheduled in December this year.

Keshubhai held a meeting with his supporters,including MahaGujarat Janta Party chief Gordhan Zadaphia,on Friday. Zadaphia later said: All of us have decided to form a strong third political front8230;to fight against the evil BJP government and a weak Opposition. He said Keshubhai would not renew his BJP membership.