Gandhinagar, July 15 :    Gandhinagar, July 15:  The Jagannath yatra passed off without an incident; troubleshooter K.P.S. Gill bade goodbye today. Peace reigns in Gujarat and there are signs chief minister Narendra Modi will recommend dissolution of the Assembly any moment. He told BJP legislators today to get ready for elections, which could be held sooner than expected. Addressing a BJP legislature party meeting, the chief minister said: 'When the Congress is getting into election mode, the press is writing about it, why don't you understand that elections could be held early and we need to prepare for that?' A senior MLA said this was the first clear indication from Modi that he could recommend dissolution of the Assembly as he wants to go to polls before Diwali. The BJP national executive and the state unit have already authorised Modi to decide when to dissolve the Assembly and he now only needs Cabinet approval. An official in the chief minister's office said the Cabinet nod could come at a meeting on Wednesday or even earlier. A police officer read Gill's departure - indicating to the world outside that Gujarat has returned to normal - as a sign that elections would be called now. His exit was as mysterious as his controversial arrival as Modi's security adviser nearly seven weeks ago. When Gill landed here on May 7, there was no one from Modi's Cabinet or office to confirm his appointment or to acknowledge that he was coming to restore peace in the riot-ravaged state. Except a police officer, there was no one to receive him at Gandhinagar. Even the chief minister reportedly said: 'I do not know why he is coming.'' At his farewell party today, Modi presented Gill a bouquet and expressed hope that he would keep visiting Gujarat whenever his services were required. Modi also expects Gill to strengthen the state's intelligence network. While Gill maintained a studied silence, the chief minister revealed that the retired police officer credited with breaking the back of militancy in Punjab had wanted to leave two weeks ago as he felt his assignment was over. 'But I asked him to stay till the Jagannath rath yatra. Now that the yatra has passed off peacefully, I relieved him and he is leaving for Delhi tonight.' Unlike the ritualistic back-thumping at other farewell parties, neither did Modi praise Gill for his services nor did Gill say anything nice about his assignment and association with the chief minister. Gill, actually, refused to open his mouth. 'I would rather write in newspapers. I will be paid for that, at least Rs 2,500 per write-up,' he joked. Gill had descended on Ahmedabad when no day passed in Gujarat without communal killing. His takeover was followed by a complete overhaul of the police force that began to restore the confidence of the minorities in the administration. At his initiative, a meeting was held among the leaders of the minority community, the Sangh parivar and the National Commission for Minorities. For the first time after the riots, minority leaders met Modi, again largely because of Gill. After the much-discussed Jagannath yatra - which had again raised fears in the minds of the minorities about renewed violence - ended peacefully last Friday, the Shahi Imam of the city's Jama Masjid, Mufti Shabbir Ahmed, praised Gill and his handpicked police commissioner, K.R. Kaushik. 'Gill's departure will not make any difference because the right officers are holding important posts in the city,' Mohsin Quadri, a minority leader, said. Police officers, who were unhappy when Gill took over, also believe his departure will not make a difference.