Patidar Agitation

Battle for Patidar votes heats up in Gujarat: Narendra Modi unveils multiple projects for Patels; Hardik set to join Congress

Hardik, who in 2015 led a section of Patidars in a struggle for OBC status that saw him land up in jail, is likely to contest the Lok Sabha election from Jamnagar.

Hardik Patel likely to join Congress on 12 March, may contest Lok Sabha election from Jamnagar constituency

Patidar leader Hardik Patel is said to join the Congress soon and is likely to contest the Lok Sabha election from Jamnagar constituency in Gujarat, top party sources said on Wednesday.

Modi's 10% quota plan: PM's switch hit has reverse-Mandalised Indian politics, caught Opposition off-guard

Narendra Modi has not just reversed the direction of the political narrative by offering 10 percent reservation for upper castes, but also changed his stance on the issue, to hit the prevailing Mandal logic out of the park

Hardik Patel begins indefinite fast to seek Patidar quota; Arvind Kejriwal, Mamata Banerjee may extend support

Hardik Patel began an indefinite fast at his sprawling farmhouse on Saturday to press for quota for the community

BRTS buses set ablaze, bus stands vandalised in Surat after arrest of Hardik Patel's aide, Alpesh Kathiriya, in old sedition case

Tension gripped Gujarat's Surat city as mobs set ablaze a BRTS bus and vandalised a bus stand on Sunday night, apparently in protest against the arrest of Patidar quota agitation leader Alpesh Kathiriya, a close aide of Hardik Patel, by the Ahmedabad Crime Branch in an old sedition case.

Hardik Patel attacks Narendra Modi, says PM will invite 'President's rule' if he remains in power after 2019 polls

Patidar quota activist Hardik Patel said that the country would see "President's Rule" if the Narendra Modi government manage to remain in power after the 2019 Lok Sabha elections

Gujarat election results: It's wrong to understand outcome through vote-shares, BJP came very close to losing this critical poll

A look at the strike rates — seats won against seats contested — of BJP and Congress, show that the gap has never been this close since 1985

Gujarat Election: Two FIRs registered against PAAS leader Hardik Patel for holding roadshows without permission

Two FIRs have been filed against Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leader Hardik Patel for organising roadshows without permission during the Gujarat Assembly Election

Gujarat Election: There was a lot less Hindutva this time and if BJP wins it won’t be due to polarisation

Modi remains the most popular person in Gujarat, but he’s no longer the polarising figure of yore. He is instead a prime minister facing great expectations.

Former Hardik Patel aide Dinesh Bambhania claims PAAS leader held 'secret meeting' with Robert Vadra

In a fresh attack on Hardik Patel on the last day of campaigning for Gujarat polls, his disgruntled aide Dinesh Bambhania claimed that the Patidar quota agitation leader had met Robert Vadra, Congress president-elect Rahul Gandhi's brother-in-law