On Delhi trip, CM Bhupendra Patel to call on President and PM

GANDHINAGAR: Chief minister Bhupendra Patel will visit Delhi on a day long trip on Monday.
He will meet President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, and PM Narendra Modi for the first time after taking over as the Gujarat CM.
An official release said on Sunday that Patel is also scheduled to meet Union home minister Amit Shah, defence minster Rajnath Singh, and BJP national president J P Nadda before returning to Gandhinagar on Monday night.
The CM visited the house of UP governor and former Gujarat CM Anandiben Patel in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
Bhupendra Patel is a known loyalist of Anandiben.
The CM also met former Union minister and senior BJP leader A K Patel at his residence in Ahmedabad on Sunday. A K Patel congratulated the CM and wished him success. The CM also visited the Asarwa Civil Hospital and met former Gujarat minister Kaushik Patel who is receiving treatment there.
Earlier in the day, the CM went to Gurudwara Govinddham in Thaltej and offered prayers. He lauded the efforts undertaken by gurudwaras during the pandemic and the lockdown.