Decoding the Patel factor in Gujarat election
7 years, 4 months ago

Decoding the Patel factor in Gujarat election

ABP News  

The Patidars in Gujarat are in the limelight today and are happy flexing their electoral muscle. Travelling across Ahmedabad to Patan to Mehsana and the hinterlands, this columnist spoke to several Patel community members on their demand for reservations and support to Hardik Patel. How then has the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti leader Hardik Patel managed such traction when members of his community are not enthusiastic about being added to the list of reservation beneficiaries? The Government could have resolved the issue through dialogue with the agitating Patidar community and its leader Hardik Patel. But after the harsh way the State regime dealt with Patel agitators, the reservation demand has become a matter of prestige.” Hardik Patel may have become some kind of a hero partly as a result of the State Government’s mishandling of the issue and partly because the youth intuitively, even if for a while, gravitate towards the fire-spewing leader.

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As Rahul asks Congress to up its game in Gujarat, why Ahmed Patel is missed
5 days, 19 hours ago

As Rahul asks Congress to up its game in Gujarat, why Ahmed Patel is missed

India Today  

Rahul Gandhi created a stir in the Congress in Gujarat during his visit to the state in early March when he said the party needs to identify and purge leaders working as the BJP’s ‘B-Team’. As the dust settles and cadre and leaders process Rahul’s message, an overriding question hangs in the air: why, indeed, are Congress leaders and workers …

Relief for Hardik Patel? Court allows Gujarat govt to withdraw sedition charges against BJP MLA
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Relief for Hardik Patel? Court allows Gujarat govt to withdraw sedition charges against BJP MLA

Live Mint  

The Ahmedabad City Civil and Sessions Court has granted Gujarat Government permission to withdraw a sedition case against BJP MLA Hardik Patel and four associates who led the 2015 Patidar quota agitation. The case, originally registered during the Patidar agitation, accused Hardik Patel, along with Dinesh Bambhaniya, Chirag Patel, Ketan Patel, and Alpesh Kathiriya, of conspiring to incite unrest within …

How the deepening Patel family rift threatens to rattle BJP in UP
2 months, 2 weeks ago

How the deepening Patel family rift threatens to rattle BJP in UP

India Today  

Family disputes are common in Indian politics, but the deepening rift between Union minister Anupriya Patel and sister Pallavi Patel is threatening to escalate into a major headache for the ruling BJP in Uttar Pradesh. While Anupriya rose to prominence as a BJP ally, winning her Mirzapur seat in 2014 and securing a position as Union minister, Krishna Patel’s faction …

Factional fight deepens in Gujarat BJP as former minister writes letter to Modi
6 months, 1 week ago

Factional fight deepens in Gujarat BJP as former minister writes letter to Modi

New Indian Express  

The letter further accused Patel, who has been in office for nine years, of “misusing” his position to secure multiple roles, holding three posts simultaneously as district president, bank president, and market yard president. “Perhaps for the first time in India, there has been such a frenzy of mutual transfers of presidencies,” he wrote, adding that “this can only happen …

Priyanka Gandhi calls Modi a ‘liar’ in Gujarat
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Priyanka Gandhi calls Modi a ‘liar’ in Gujarat

The Hindu  

In her first public meeting in Gujarat, the Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling him a “liar” and likening him to “gyani uncles” at a wedding ceremony who incessantly complains and advises about everything. “I have seen many Prime Ministers including Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who was in the …

Amnesty’s anti-Modi Aakar Patel supports riot accused Umar Khalid: History of biases and compromising democracy to achieve favourable outcomes
1 year, 4 months ago

Amnesty’s anti-Modi Aakar Patel supports riot accused Umar Khalid: History of biases and compromising democracy to achieve favourable outcomes

Op India  

Recently I stumbled upon a post by Aakar Patel on X where he declared that “locking up a man indefinitely without conviction is not democracy it’s tyranny.” It brought back memories of some of his earlier views that may have receded from the public consciousness. Not-So-Attractive Views Aakar Patel’s claim to infamy was his assertion that ‘Gujarati women find Narendra …

Gujarat Court Acquits BJP MLA Hardik Patel in Case of Disobeying Govt Order
2 years, 1 month ago

Gujarat Court Acquits BJP MLA Hardik Patel in Case of Disobeying Govt Order

News 18  

A court in Gujarat on Friday acquitted BJP legislator Hardik Patel in a five-year-old case wherein he was accused of delivering a political speech at a gathering in violation of conditions laid out by authorities while granting permission for the event. Chief Judicial Magistrate of Jamnagar, Manish Nandani, exonerated Patel and one Ankit Ghadiya of all charges noting that the …

Engineer, Builder & 2-Time CM: Meet Bhupendra Patel, a Result of BJP's Caste Calculation
2 years, 3 months ago

Engineer, Builder & 2-Time CM: Meet Bhupendra Patel, a Result of BJP's Caste Calculation

News 18  

Bhupendra Patel, Bharatiya Janata Party’s soft-spoken face in Gujarat, has retained the chief ministerial chair after the party swept the state Assembly elections, trouncing rivals Congress and Aam Aadmi Party. Patel was sworn in as CM in Gandhinagar on Monday at a ceremony attended by PM Narendra Modi and top BJP leaders, including Union ministers and chief ministers of state …

'No Unnecessary Controversies, Steady Hand': Why Bhupendra Patel Remains BJP's Gujarat Choice
2 years, 3 months ago

'No Unnecessary Controversies, Steady Hand': Why Bhupendra Patel Remains BJP's Gujarat Choice

News 18  

Bhupendra Patel is all set to be sworn in as the new Gujarat chief minister, to continue another BJP term after the saffron party’s resounding success in the state. This was reflected in the February local body elections, where, despite the BJP winning almost all of the bodies, the Aam Aadmi Party stormed into Surat, home to state party chief …

'Will slap him': Patidars upset with Hardik Patel for fighting on BJP ticket
2 years, 4 months ago

'Will slap him': Patidars upset with Hardik Patel for fighting on BJP ticket

India Today  

Patel community members in Gujarat, who have witnessed the widespread agitation for reservations by the Patidars in 2015, are an unhappy lot. The reason for their ire: Hardik Patel, who led the Patidars' agitation in 2015 for reservation, joined the BJP earlier this year and will contest on the 'Lotus' symbol in the upcoming election for Virmagam Assembly Constituency. * …

'Was in Congress. I know...': BJP's Hardik Patel takes swipe at former party
2 years, 4 months ago

'Was in Congress. I know...': BJP's Hardik Patel takes swipe at former party

Hindustan Times  

Hardik Patel - who quit the Congress and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in June - said Friday he is 'confident people of Viramgam' will vote for him and that his new political masters will win 150+ seats in next month's election. Patel is the second successive ex-Congress candidate nominated by the BJP to do so; in 2017 the BJP …

Why Hardik Patel, Alpesh Thakor and Jignesh Mevani are muted in this Gujarat election
2 years, 4 months ago

Why Hardik Patel, Alpesh Thakor and Jignesh Mevani are muted in this Gujarat election

India Today  

In November 2017, rebellion was in the air in Gujarat. Patidar leader Hardik Patel, OBC leader Alpesh Thakor and Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani had gatecrashed the national political scene. Released from jail, he campaigned extensively in the Gujarat assembly elections in 2017 with the covert support of the Congress and indeed damaged the BJP, which ended up with a reduced …

Allegations against Ahmed Patel manufactured: Congress on Gujarat police claims
2 years, 8 months ago

Allegations against Ahmed Patel manufactured: Congress on Gujarat police claims

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday said the "mischievous" and "manufactured" allegations by the Gujarat Police against its late leader Ahmed Patel were part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "systematic strategy" to absolve himself of any responsibility for the communal carnage in 2002. In a statement, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said the party "categorically refutes the mischievous charges manufactured" …

Fact Check: Hardik Patel did not get slapped after joining BJP, viral video is from 2019
2 years, 9 months ago

Fact Check: Hardik Patel did not get slapped after joining BJP, viral video is from 2019

India Today  

Days after quitting the Congress, Gujarat Patidar leader Hardik Patel joined the ranks of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday. This video shows Hardik Patel getting slapped more than three years ago when he was still with the Congress party. An article in 'The Economic Times' from April 19, 2019, noted that Patel was delivering his speech at Gujarat's Surendranagar …

Explained | From Patidar agitation to BJP: A look at Hardik Patel’s political journey
2 years, 9 months ago

Explained | From Patidar agitation to BJP: A look at Hardik Patel’s political journey

The Hindu  

The story so far: Former Gujarat Congress leader Hardik Patel formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday, June 2. The face of the 2015 Patidar reservation agitation, Mr. Patel resigned from Congress on May 18, alleging neglect towards him and other youth leaders. Joining the Congress Mr. Patel supported the Congress party in the 2017 Gujarat Assembly elections, where …

Former Congress Leader Hardik Patel Formally Joins BJP In Gandhinagar
2 years, 9 months ago

Former Congress Leader Hardik Patel Formally Joins BJP In Gandhinagar

ABP News  

New Delhi: Former Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel on Thursday joined the Bhartiya Janata Party in presence of state party president C R Patil and former deputy chief minister Nitin Patel. राष्ट्रहित, प्रदेशहित, जनहित एवं समाज हित की भावनाओं के साथ आज से नए अध्याय का प्रारंभ करने जा रहा हूँ। भारत के यशस्वी प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेन्द्र भाई मोदी …

Hardik Patel joins BJP after quitting Congress months ahead of Gujarat elections
2 years, 9 months ago

Hardik Patel joins BJP after quitting Congress months ahead of Gujarat elections

Hindustan Times  

Hardik Patel who had resigned from the Congress last month on Thursday joined the BJP in Gandhinagar months ahead of the Gujarat elections. In a tweet on Thursday morning, Hardik Patel announced that he will be starting a new chapter in his life, working as a small soldier under the leadership of PM Modi. Hardik Patel: Pujas and posters before …

Hardik Patel to turn right: BJP hopes to right the wrongs that drove away Patidar votes | OPINION
2 years, 9 months ago

Hardik Patel to turn right: BJP hopes to right the wrongs that drove away Patidar votes | OPINION

India Today  

The “top tormentor” for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP in Gujarat is set to become a team member. With Hardik Patel’s entry, the Gujarat BJP micro and macro managed by PM Modi would breathe in relief. In July 2020, Hardik Patel, barely 27-years-old, became the youngest leader in the Congress to lead the party’s state unit in Gujarat. Congress leaders …

Hardik Patel joins BJP, says ‘will work as Narendra Modi’s soldier’
2 years, 9 months ago

Hardik Patel joins BJP, says ‘will work as Narendra Modi’s soldier’

The Hindu  

Two weeks after resigning from the Congress as working president of the Gujarat unit, Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel joined BJP to start a “new chapter” and as a “small soldier in the PM’s efforts to build a new India.” Gujarat BJP President C.R. Paatil inducted the 28-year-old leader into the party in the presence of former Gujarat Deputy …

Hardik Patel says \'I will work as small soldier under leadership of PM Modi\'
2 years, 9 months ago

Hardik Patel says \'I will work as small soldier under leadership of PM Modi\'

Deccan Chronicle  

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Patidar leader Hardik Patel, who recently quit Congress, is all set to join the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday and said he will work as a "small soldier" to serve the nation under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. I will work as a small soldier in the noble work of service to the nation under the …

'Will Work As A Small Soldier Under PM Modi': Hardik Patel Ahead Of Joining BJP
2 years, 9 months ago

'Will Work As A Small Soldier Under PM Modi': Hardik Patel Ahead Of Joining BJP

ABP News  

New Delhi: Hardik Patel, the Gujarat Patidar leader, who recently quit Congress will join the Bharatiya Janata Party today. I will work as a small soldier in the noble work of service to the nation under the leadership of the successful Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi," राष्ट्रहित, प्रदेशहित, जनहित एवं समाज हित की भावनाओं के साथ आज से नए …

Hardik Patel: Pujas and posters before ex-Cong leader joins BJP
2 years, 9 months ago

Hardik Patel: Pujas and posters before ex-Cong leader joins BJP

Hindustan Times  

Ex-Gujarat Congress leader Hardik Patel - set to join the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of elections in prime minister Narendra Modi's home state this year - performed a puja at his residence Thursday morning before his induction ceremony. Hardik Patel performs puja at home before joining the BJP on June 2 Other visuals showed posters outside the BJP's HQ in …

Ex-Congress Leader Hardik Patel Set To Join BJP Today
2 years, 9 months ago

Ex-Congress Leader Hardik Patel Set To Join BJP Today

ABP News  

New Delhi: Former Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel will join the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday in presence of state party president C R Patil and former Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel at noon. "It is confirmed that Hardik Patel will join the BJP on June 2 in the presence of state president C R Patil," BJP’s state spokesperson …

News Analysis | Gujarat BJP eyes community dividend with Patel poster boy’s induction
2 years, 9 months ago

News Analysis | Gujarat BJP eyes community dividend with Patel poster boy’s induction

The Hindu  

The poster boy and face of the 2015 Patidar quota agitation, Hardik Patel, who had challenged the Bharatiya Janata Party government in the run-up to the last Assembly elections in Gujarat, is set to join the party ahead of the next State polls scheduled to be held in December this year. While resigning from the Congress, Mr. Hardik Patel had …

Hardik Patel to join BJP: How the party can benefit from the Patidar leader ahead of Gujarat Assembly polls
2 years, 9 months ago

Hardik Patel to join BJP: How the party can benefit from the Patidar leader ahead of Gujarat Assembly polls

Firstpost  

The BJP’s induction of Hardik Patel is aimed at wooing back the Patidar community, an important voting block in Gujarat with a population of 1.5 crore and an influence in around 70 Assembly seats The will-he won’t-he finally ended on Tuesday with Hardik Patel confirming that he would join the BJP on 2 June. BJP’s high hopes for Hardik BJP …

Patidar leader Hardik Patel set to join BJP on June 2
2 years, 9 months ago

Patidar leader Hardik Patel set to join BJP on June 2

The Hindu  

Former Congress leader and Patidar quota agitation’s face Hardik Patel is set to join the BJP on June 2. After quitting the Congress, the convener of the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti slammed the party high command while lavishly praising the BJP’s “decisive” leadership. He had also branded the Congress’s leadership as “highly communal, anti-Hindu, anti-Gujarati” — in a clear indication …

Hardik Patel likely to join BJP on June 2: Party sources
2 years, 9 months ago

Hardik Patel likely to join BJP on June 2: Party sources

India Today  

Former working president of Gujarat Congress and Patidar leader Hardik Patel is set to join BJP on June 2. Close sources in the BJP confirmed to India Today that Hardik Patel is very likely to join the BJP in the presence of Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel, BJP state president CR Patil and other ministers and top leaders. Sources from BJP …

Ex-Congress Leader Hardik Patel To Join BJP On June 2
2 years, 9 months ago

Ex-Congress Leader Hardik Patel To Join BJP On June 2

ABP News  

New Delhi: Former Congress leader Hardik Patel who quit the grand-old party a few weeks ago will join the Bhartiya Janata Party. According to ABP News sources, the youth leader will join the saffron party on June 2, ahead of the Gujarat assembly elections scheduled for later this year. Earlier, Patel had denied speculation that he will join the BJP …

Hardik Patel, former Gujarat Congress working president, to join BJP on June 2
2 years, 9 months ago

Hardik Patel, former Gujarat Congress working president, to join BJP on June 2

India TV News  

Highlights Patidar leader Hardik Patel will join BJP on June 2. Hardik Patel to join BJP: Former Gujarat Congress working president and Patidar leader Hardik Patel will join the Bhartiya Janata Party on June 2. Patel's decision to join the BJP days after quitting the Congress assumes significance as it comes just ahead of the Gujarat Assembly polls. "It is …

Gujarat: Not joining BJP on Monday, says Hardik Patel
2 years, 9 months ago

Gujarat: Not joining BJP on Monday, says Hardik Patel

India TV News  

Former Congress leader Hardik Patel denied speculation that he will join the BJP on Monday and took to Twitter to attack the Aam Aadmi Party over the killing of popular Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala. "I am not joining BJP tomorrow.will let you know if something like this happens," Patel told PTI on Sunday. "The Chief Minister of Punjab and the …

Good News for Gujarat in 5 Days, Says Hardik Patel Amid Buzz of BJP Entry on May 30 - News18
2 years, 9 months ago

Good News for Gujarat in 5 Days, Says Hardik Patel Amid Buzz of BJP Entry on May 30 - News18

News 18  

On a day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah embarked on Gujarat tour, sources told News18 that clearance has been given for Hardik Patel’s entry into the BJP. Patidar leader Hardik Patel, who quit the Congress on May 19, is now likely to join the BJP on May 30. Speaking about his disillusionment with the …

From the archives | Gujarat election 2017: The challengers
2 years, 10 months ago

From the archives | Gujarat election 2017: The challengers

India Today  

On November 18, the air in Sarbhan village in Bharuch district was thick with anticipation. The Congress's established voter base includes over 22 per cent OBC Kshatriya-Thakors in north and central Gujarat, and significant chunks of the state's 15 per cent tribal electorate and 7.5 per cent of Dalits. While Alpesh and Jignesh will help the party consolidate its traditional …

Hardik Patel | Permanent interests
2 years, 10 months ago

Hardik Patel | Permanent interests

The Hindu  

At age 22, Hardik Patel, in 2015, challenged the mighty BJP in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home turf Gujarat by launching an agitation demanding a quota in jobs and education for his community. Also, the BJP had successfully split Mr. Patel’s agitation with many of his aides distancing themselves from their leader. “We have to remember that the BJP and …

After Hardik's exit, will Patidar leader Naresh Patel join Congress?
2 years, 10 months ago

After Hardik's exit, will Patidar leader Naresh Patel join Congress?

India Today  

After Hardik Patel's exit, attempts are being made by Congress to rope in another Patidar leader, Naresh Patel. * More from IndiaToday.in's Election 2022 coverage: Gujarat assembly polls 2022 | Himachal Pradesh assembly polls 2022 | Full coverage According to Congress sources, Naresh Patel's face will greatly benefit the Congress party, and the party will take complete damage control after …

Hardik Patel’s resignation scripted by BJP, says Gujarat PCC president
2 years, 10 months ago

Hardik Patel’s resignation scripted by BJP, says Gujarat PCC president

The Hindu  

A day after Mr. Hardik Patel left the Congress, the party's Gujarat unit president Jagdish Thakor on May 19 claimed that he took the step as he was afraid that he might have to go to jail in sedition cases registered against him. The Congress leader made these claims soon after Mr. Patel held a press conference, in which he …

No decision yet on joining BJP or AAP: Hardik Patel
2 years, 10 months ago

No decision yet on joining BJP or AAP: Hardik Patel

The Hindu  

A day after resigning from the Congress, Patidar leader Hardik Patel on Thursday said he has not taken any decision yet on joining any other party, be it the ruling BJP in Gujarat or the new entrant AAP. Addressing a press conference in Ahmedabad, Mr. Patel claimed the Congress had no vision and that leaders of the party were biased …

Gujarat: Patidar leader Hardik Patel says no decision yet on joining BJP or AAP
2 years, 10 months ago

Gujarat: Patidar leader Hardik Patel says no decision yet on joining BJP or AAP

Live Mint  

A day after resigning from the Congress, Patidar leader Hardik Patel today said he has not taken any decision yet on joining BJP or AAP in Gujarat. "I have not taken any decision as of now on joining any political party, be it the BJP or AAP," 28-year old Hardik said. Addressing a press conference in Ahmedabad, the Patidar leader …

Day after resignation, Hardik Patel says Congress is 'most casteist party'
2 years, 10 months ago

Day after resignation, Hardik Patel says Congress is 'most casteist party'

India Today  

Former Gujarat Congress leader Hardik Patel slammed the state party and called it the 'biggest casteist party', a day after he quit the party. While addressing a press conference in Ahmedabad, the Patidar leader said Congress is the biggest casteist party and accused the state unit's executive chairman of not assigning him any duties. 'NOT JOINING BJP' Hardik Patel dismissed …

'Not decided,' says Hardik Patel on joining BJP or AAP
2 years, 10 months ago

'Not decided,' says Hardik Patel on joining BJP or AAP

India TV News  

Highlights Hardik Patel today said that he has not taken any decision yet on joining any other party Congress had no vision and that leaders of party were biased against Gujarati people, said Hardik Hardik Patel was made the Gujarat Congress working president in July 2020 A day after resigning from the Congress, Patidar leader Hardik Patel on Thursday said …

Why did Hardik Patel quit Congress? Here's what party thinks
2 years, 10 months ago

Why did Hardik Patel quit Congress? Here's what party thinks

India Today  

When Hardik Patel posted his resignation letter on Twitter, a meeting between the party’s general secretaries and in-charge was underway at 24, Akbar Road - the All India Congress Committee headquarters in Delhi. Naresh Patel factor Speculation of Hardik Patel joining the BJP was rife in Gujarat and when the then working president of Gujarat Congress didn’t attend Nav Sankalp …

BJP workers will not accept Hardik Patel, say Gujarat Patidar leaders
2 years, 10 months ago

BJP workers will not accept Hardik Patel, say Gujarat Patidar leaders

India Today  

Leaders of the Patidar Andolan who have joined the BJP are opposed to Hardik Patel joining the party. Varun Patel, a BJP leader and former convener of the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti, told India Today: "BJP workers have struggled so much against Hardik Patel. In the end, it is up to the BJP's top leaders to decide whether he should …

Hardik Patel quits the Congress
2 years, 10 months ago

Hardik Patel quits the Congress

The Hindu  

Hardik Patel, the popular Patidar leader in Gujarat, has resigned from the Congress party. Sharing his resignation letter on his official Twitter account, he said he resigned today from the post of working president of the Gujarat Congress Committee and primary membership of the Congress Party. A popular leader in the community particularly among the youth, he was convinced by …

Hardik Patel resigns from Gujarat Congress
2 years, 10 months ago

Hardik Patel resigns from Gujarat Congress

The Hindu  

In a major setback to the Opposition party in Gujarat, working president of the Gujarat Congress and Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel on May 18 resigned from the primary membership of the party, slamming the leadership for ‘lack of seriousness.’ In a letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, 28-year-old Mr. Patel resigned saying it had become difficult to remain …

Congress leaders focused on chicken sandwich, says Hardik as he dumps party ahead of polls
2 years, 10 months ago

Congress leaders focused on chicken sandwich, says Hardik as he dumps party ahead of polls

India Today  

Amid the ongoing tussle in the Gujarat Congress unit, Patidar leader Hardik Patel resigned from the party today. While launching a scathing attack on Congress's senior leadership, Hardik Patel in his letter said that the "big leaders of Congress in Gujarat are far away from issues of the state but are more focussed on ensuring that chicken sandwich for leaders …

'Chicken Sandwich Above People Connect': Hardik Patel's Final Words to Bosses as He Quits Congress
2 years, 10 months ago

'Chicken Sandwich Above People Connect': Hardik Patel's Final Words to Bosses as He Quits Congress

News 18  

After months of back and forth over infighting in the Gujarat unit, Patidar leader Hardik Patel finally quit the Congress on Wednesday in yet another blow for the Grand Old Party just months ahead of the assembly elections in the state. Announcing his decision on Twitter with a resignation letter marked to party president Sonia Gandhi, Patel said he was …

Hardik Patel, Gujarat Congress working president, resigns from party ahead of Assembly polls
2 years, 10 months ago

Hardik Patel, Gujarat Congress working president, resigns from party ahead of Assembly polls

India TV News  

Highlights Hardik Patel resigned from Congress days after Rahul Gandhi's Gujarat visit He is considered to be an influential leader in the Patidar community Patidars, representing almost 12% of Gujarat's population, are pivot in Assembly polls Hardik Patel, Gujarat Congress working president, on Wednesday resigned from the post and as well as from the party's primary membership months before the …

Congress played roadblock on issues like Ram Mandir, Article 370: Hardik Patel in parting note for Gandhis
2 years, 10 months ago

Congress played roadblock on issues like Ram Mandir, Article 370: Hardik Patel in parting note for Gandhis

India TV News  

Highlights Hardik Patel came into the limelight after he led Patidar quota stir in Gujarat ahead of 2017 polls He resigned days after Rahul Gandhi's Gujarat visit where polls will be held later this year Sources told India TV that Hardik Patel could join the BJP in a week Hardik Patel resigns from Congress: In a big blow to Congress …

I am very much in Congress, says Gujarat leader Hardik Patel amid exit rumours
2 years, 10 months ago

I am very much in Congress, says Gujarat leader Hardik Patel amid exit rumours

India Today  

Amid speculation of his exit, Gujarat Congress Working President Hardik Patel attended a public meeting organised by the party and insisted that he is still very much a party man. Speaking to India Today at the Adivasi Satyagraha Rally in Dahod, Hardik Patel said with a smile, "Why will I not come to the event, I am working president of …

Hardik Patel drops Congress from his Twitter profile bio
2 years, 10 months ago

Hardik Patel drops Congress from his Twitter profile bio

The Hindu  

In yet another sign of distancing himself from the Congress, Hardik Patel, the working president of the Gujarat Congress, has dropped the party name from his Twitter profile bio. On Monday, Mr. Patel suddenly reworked his bio from which “Working President of the Gujarat Congress” is now missing from his Twitter profile, which says: “Proud Indian Patriot. In recent years, …

'Let Us Sit Down And Talk': Gujarat Congress Reaches Out To Hardik Patel After His Outburst
2 years, 10 months ago

'Let Us Sit Down And Talk': Gujarat Congress Reaches Out To Hardik Patel After His Outburst

ABP News  

New Delhi: Days after Hardik Patel's public outburst against the Gujarat Congress leadership, GPCC chief Jagdish Thakor invited him for talks to resolve the differences, PTI reported. The development comes days after Hardik Patel met a senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party in Delhi and praised the saffron party amid speculation that he may jump ship ahead of the crucial …

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