Babubhai Jashbhai Patel (9 February 1911 – 19 December 2002) was the chief minister of Gujarat state in India.
[2] In 1974, Chimanbhai Patel resigned from the post of Chief Minister due to Nav Nirman movement and assembly was dissolved.
After a week, emergency was imposed by Indira Gandhi but he continued till March 1976 when Congress toppled his government.
He shifted his cabinet to Morbi for six months during 1979 Machchhu dam failure disaster.
He became a cabinet minister who headed Sardar Sarovar Dam project in Chimanbhai Patel government in early 1990s.