Chandrakant Raghunath Patil will oversee the Namami Gange project, another significant initiative under the Jal Shakti ministry. CR Patil, Modi’s trusted pick, steps down as Gujarat BJP chief after 5 years that reshaped the party. Who will succeed him? 263K Followers, 93 Following, 8,117 Posts - C R Paatil (@crpaatil) on Instagram: "Union Minister of Jal Shakti, MP-Navsari, Ex-President @bjp4gujarat" Patil organises blood donations every year in the Navsari district in Gujarat. Some Lesser Known Facts About C. R. Patil In 1975, he began working as a Police Constable in Gujarat Police and worked there for 14 years. In 1991, he began.