People, Positions and Obituaries · 3 June 2026

Yogesh Patel Dies Former Gujarat Minister

Exam-focused facts from the 3 June 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • Yogesh Patel, a veteran leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), passed away at the age of 79 in Vadodara, Gujarat.
  • He served as a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) for 36 years, winning eight consecutive elections from the Raopura and Manjalpur constituencies.
  • Patel served as the minister of state for Narmada development and urban housing in the government led by former chief minister Vijay Rupani.
  • He was appointed as the pro tem speaker of the Gujarat assembly in 2022.
  • He founded the Satyam Shivam Sundaram Committee and the Suvarna Sankalp Foundation to commission and gold-plate the Sarveshwar Mahadev statue in Sursagar Lake.

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