Bhupendra Patel, the man widely expected to stay chief minister (CM) of Gujarat after the elections next month, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have a lot in common. In 2001, Mr Modi found himself catapulted to the top job though he had no administrative experience. Bhupendra Patel was a first-time MLA when he was chosen for the CM’s job. Mr Modi had taken office after a huge public calamity, the earthquake that year. And as for Bhupendra Patel, immediately after being sworn in as CM on September 13 last year, he oversaw the rescue and relief operations in the flood-affected
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