Buuxi weedhan soo socota: 2001, Keshubhai Patel caafimaadkiisu wuu xumaaday BJP-na waxay lumisay kuraasta golaha gobolka ee doorashooyinka doorashooyinka. Eedeymaha ku saabsan ku xadgudubka awoodda, musuqmaasuqa iyo maamul xumo ayaa la sameeyay, waxaana sumcadda Patel ay waxyeello ka soo gaartay maamulkiisa oo maareynayay arrimaha.
Dhulgariirkii Bhuj ka dhacay 2001. Hogaanka qaranka ee BJP waxay raadinayeen musharax cusub oo wasiirka ugu sareeya, Modi, oo muujiyay walaac ku saabsan maamulka Patel, ayaa loo doortay bedelkiisa. In kasta oo hogaamiyaha BJP L.K. Advani uusan dooneynin inuu ka fogaado Patel oo uu ka walaacsan yahay khibradda Modi ee dowladda, Modi wuxuu diiday dalabkii uu u soo jeediyay inuu noqdo ku xigeenka Patel ee wasiirka ugu sarreeya, isagoo u sheegay Advani iyo Atal Bihari Vajpayee inuu "si buuxda mas'uul uga noqon doono Gujarat ama haba yaraatee". Bishii Oktoobar 3, 2001 wuxuu beddelay Patel oo ahaa Ra'iisul Wasaaraha Gujarat, isagoo mas'uul ka ahaa u diyaarinta BJP doorashooyinka Diseembar 2002. Modi waxaa loo dhaariyay xilka Ra'iisul Wasaaraha 7 Oktoobar 2001, wuxuuna galay golaha sharci dejinta ee gobolka Gujarat 24 Febraayo 2002 isagoo ku guuleystay doorasho ku meel gaadh ah oo loo qabtay Rajkot <unk> II, isagoo kaga adkaaday Ashwin Mehta oo ka tirsan INC 14,728 cod.