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Anandiben Patel becomes the governor of Madhya Pradesh
Anandiben Patel on Friday was appointed as the governor of Madhya Pradesh.
She will replace Om Prakash Kohli who is the governor of Gujarat and currently holds the additional charge of the office of Governor of Madhya Pradesh.
Patel
was
the
cabinet
minister
for
education
in
the
BJP-led
government
in
Gujarat
from
2002
to
2007.
In
2016,
Patel
resigned
from
the
post
of
Gujarat's
CM.
It
was
speculated
that
her
handling
of
the
Patidar
reservation
agitation
and
Dalit
protests
in
the
state
were
the
reasons
behind
her
resignation.
OneIndia News
Story first published: Friday, January 19, 2018, 21:15 [IST]