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Hardik Patel
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Congress’s ‘Hardik experiment’ aimed at wooing Patels in Gujarat
The change in strategy may also have hassled many Congress stalwarts, like Ahmed Patel who is from Bharuch, Bharat Singh Solanki from Anand and Arjun Modwadia from Porbandar.
Hardik Patel made Working President of Gujarat Congress
Patidar leader Patel, who launched a movement for reservation for his community in the state in 2015, had joined the Congress in 2017 ahead of the assembly polls.
Hardik Patel missing for 20 days, her wife accuses Gujarat administration
New Delhi, Feb 14: Hardik Patel is missing for the last 20 days and his wife Kinjal Patel…
BJP repeatedly harassing Hardik Patel: Priyanka Gandhi
New Delhi, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)…
Priyanka helps child with tumor in Allahabad
Gandhi immediately contacted senior party leaders Rajiv Shukla, Hardik Patel and Mohd Azharuddin and directed them to arrange for the child to be taken to AIIMS Delhi.
Hardik Patel slapped during public rally in Gujarat
Gujarat, April 19: In a shocking incident, Firebrand Patidar leader Hardik Patel was slapped by a man during…
Supreme Court declines urgent hearing of Hardik Patel’s plea
New Delhi, April 2: The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined urgent hearing of firebrand Patidar leader Hardik Patel’s…
Hardik Patel: The Man to Watch
In a short span of four years, Hardik Patel, the young Patidar leader from Gujarat has proved that…
Hardik Patel joins Congress
Ahmedabad, March 12: Patidar leader Hardik Patel on Tuesday joined the Congress party. Patel was inducted into the…
Modi tarnished Gujarat’s image by destroying constitutional institutions : Kanhaiya
Rajkot, Feb 13: FORMER JAWAHARLAL Nehru University Students’ Union president Kanhaiya Kumar, Vadgam Independent MLA and Dalit leader…
Ahmedabad court frames sedition charges against Hardik
The Gujarat High Court had earlier dropped charges under IPC Section 121 (A) pertaining to "waging war against the state,a which could attract death penalty.
Hardik Patel breaks indefinite hunger strike after 19 days
Gujarat, Sep 12: Firebrand Patidar Andolan Samiti leader Hardik Patel on Wednesday ended his indefinite hunger strike after…
Hardik Patel likely to break his indefinite fast soon
Ahmedabad, Sep 9 : Firebrand Patidar agitation spearhead Hardik Patel is likely to break his fast in a…
Hardik Patel hospitalised after health deteriorates
Sep 7 : Patidar agitation spearhead Hardik Patel was on Friday rushed to a hospital following a deterioration…
PAAS Leader Hardik Patel gives up water
Ahmedabad, Sep 7 : Patidar agitation spearhead Hardik Patel, who is on an indefinite fast since August 25,…
Uddhav’s advice to Hardik: Don’t risk life on insensitive governments
Ahmedabad, Sep 5 (IANS) NDA ally Shiv Sena on Wednesday extended support to fasting Patidar leader Hardik Patel,…
Hardik declares his will as fast enters ninth day
Ahmedabad, Sep 2 (IANS) Gujarats Patidar agitation leader Hardik Patel, whose fast entered the ninth day on Sunday,…
PAAS workers stop Medha Patkar from meeting Hardik Patel
Ahmedabad, Sep 2 : Anti-Narmada dam activist Medha Patkar was in for a surprise on Saturday when workers…
Patidar Quota Stir : Support swells for Hardik Patel
Ahmedabad, September 1 : Hardik Patel’s indefinite fast has entered eighth day on Saturday as the young leader announced…
Union Minister Athawale backs Hardik’s quota demand
Gandhinagar, Aug 31 : Union Minister and RPI leader Ramdas Athawale said on Friday he supported reservations for…
Hardik Patel, Patidar leaders detained ahead of hunger strike in Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad , Aug 19 : Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leader Hardik Patel along with other Patidar leaders…
Hardik Patel gets 2 years in jail for rioting in 2015
Ahmedabad, July 25 : A Gujarat court on Wednesday sentenced Patidar agitation spearhead Hardik Patel and two of his…
Hardik Patel may Campaign for Madhya Pradesh Assembly Polls
Bhopal, Feb 19: Gujarat’s firebrand Patidar leader Hardik Patel on Monday dropped hints that he may campaign for…
Hardik asks sulking Gujarat Deputy CM to quit, join Congress
Gandhinagar, Dec 30: Even as Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel on Saturday continued to sulk over not…
BJP attains victory by tampering EVMS, says Hardik Patel
Ahmadabad, Dec 18: Patidar leader Hardik Patel on Monday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party attained victory by…
Congress likely to get around 100 seats: Hardik Patel
Ahmedabad, Dec 14: Patidar leader Hardik Patel on Thursday said the ruling BJP was set to lose the Gujarat…
Voting for Gujarat Assembly Election ends, 68% overall turnout
Ahmedabad, Dec 14: The second phase of Gujarat assembly polls on Thursday saw over 68 per cent voting, the Election…
Gujarat Election: Easy win is next to impossible for BJP in Mehsana, Here’s why
A report published in Wire claims that almost a Lakh people gathered in the public meeting held by…
Gujarat Assembly Elections: Hardik Patel feels confident, participates in bike rally
Ahmadabad, Dec 11: Patidaar leader Hardik Patel on Monday participated in bike rally here to showcase the “mass-support and strength” for…
Is the BJP nervous about Gujarat?
By Amulya Ganguli Normally, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) shouldn’t have any worries about the election results in…
Let Modi attack us more, Congress will win in Gujarat, says Gehlot in an interview
By Brajendra Nath Singh Ahmedabad, Dec 6 : Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot, who played a major role in…
Youth of Gujarat have not accepted BJP: Chidambaram
New Delhi, Dec 4 : Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday said large sections of youth of Gujarat…
Congress suggestions on Patidar quota as per Constitution: Sibal
New Delhi, Nov 22 : Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Wednesday said that his party’s suggestions on providing quotas…
BJP betrayed the Patidars, We offered formula for reservation after due consideration: Kapil Sibal
New Delhi: Hardik Patel, who is likely to play a key role in the upcoming Gujarat elections, in…
Gujarat Polls 2017: Congress to give reservation to Patidars, claims Hardik Patel
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Nov. 22: In a strong statement, Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) convener Hardik Patel on…
PAAS leaders in Delhi to meet Congress, finalise support
Gandhinagar/New Delhi, Nov 17: Senior Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leaders, minus Hardik Patel, are meeting All India Congress…
Hardik Patel issues ultimatum to Congress on Patel quotas
Ahmedabad, Oct 28 : Patidar stir leader Hardik Patel, who has tried to shrug off allegations of growing close…
Non-bailable Warrant Against Patidar Leader Hardik Patel Amid Congress Links
The warrant was issued for not attending court proceedings, news agency IANS reported. A case was registered against Hardik Patel, leader of the Patidar quota stir, and 17 others in 2015 for ransacking the office of a BJP Legislator, Rushikesh Patel, during a protest rally.
Gujarat Patidar leader presents wads of notes, alleges BJP tried to buy him
Ahmedabad, Oct 23: In a sting operation of sorts, Patidar leader from North Gujarat Narendra Patel on Sunday dropped…
Determined to oust BJP in Gujarat, says Hardik Patel
Ahmedabad, Oct 15: Patidar leader Hardik Patel on Sunday said that he was determined to work for the defeat of…
Two buses torched in Surat after police detain Patidar protesters
Surat, Sep 13, 2017: Two buses were torched by Patidar youth in Surat, Gujarat’s diamond city, on Tuesday…
Hardik Patel detained en route to Mandsaur, freed
Bhopal, June 13, 2017: Patidar quota stir leader Hardik Patel was detained by police just as he entered Madhya Pradesh…
Congress, Hardik to join hands in Gujarat polls
Ahmedabad, May 12 : The Gujarat Congress announced here on Friday it will support the Patidar agitation of firebrand…
Hardik Patel, 59 others charged with rioting
The group allegedly vandalised Paresh's house and even set on fire a BJP flag as they reportedly believed that the FIR was registered at the behest of Paresh, police said.
Hardik Patel will be Shiv Sena’s face for Gujarat polls: Uddhav Thackeray
Mumbai, Feb 7, 2017: Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray today announced that the leader of the Patel reservation…
PM Modi is no Mahatma Gandhi: Hardik Patel, returns home after 6 months
Jan 17: Activist Hardik Patel on Tuesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Khadi calendar and dairy row and…
Hardik threatens to work against BJP in Gujarat polls
Ahmedabad, Jan 13 : Patidar leader Hardik Patel, returning to Gujarat after six months, has indicated he will campaign…
Hardik Patel arrested from Jaipur airport; points at Vasundhara Raje govt
Jaipur, December 23: Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti leader Hardik Patel on Firday claimed that he was arrested from Jaipur…
Bihar CM to attend Patels’ gathering in Gujarat
Ahmedabad, Dec 13 : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has extended support to the reservation stir of the Patels…
Chaos at Amit Shah’s Patidar Meet
Surat, Sep 8 : A meeting organized by the BJP in which party president Amit Shah was to…
Hardik Patel releases from jail after nearly 9 months
Hardik Patel emerged from the Lajpore Jail nearly after nine months . He was accused in cases of…
Hardik gets bail, set for freedom after 10 months
Ahmedabad, July 11 : After serving over nine months in jail, Patidar reservation spearhead Hardik Patel was on Monday…
Hardik Patel granted bail by Gujarat HC
Ahmedabad, July 8 The Gujarat High Court on Friday granted bail to Patidar agitation spearhead Hardik Patel in…
Book Eknath Khadse under sedition, says Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today demanded former Maharashtra senior most and Revenue Minister Eknath Khadse to be…
Won’t Incite Violence if granted bail, Hardik Patel assures Gujarat High Court
Jailed Patidar reservation spearhead Hardik Patel on Tuesday gave an undertaking to the Gujarat High Court that if…
I too was offered money: Hardik’s father
Ahmedabad, Feb 24 : Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) convenor Hardik Patel’s father Bharat Patel on Wednesday said he…
Agitators damaging public property must pay: SC
New Delhi, Feb 24 : The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would lay down guidelines to act…
Hardik complains of dizziness, hospitalised
Ahmedabad, Feb 20 : Hardik Patel, the leader of the Patel quota agitation who is on protest hunger strike…
Hardik Patel files fresh bail pleas in sedition cases
Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leader Hardik Patel on Saturday filed fresh bail applications in Gujarat courts where…
2,700-page chargesheet filed against Hardik Patel
The Gujarat Police Crime Branch on Monday slapped a 2,700-page chargesheet against Patel reservation agitation spearhead Hardik Patel…
SC seeks English translation of charge sheet against Patidar leader
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked Gujarat Police to submit the English translation of the charge sheet filed…
Hardik Patel remanded to police custody till Jan 15
A local court in Visnagar town of Mehsana district today sent quota leader Hardik Patel in police custody…
Patel group threatens indefinite fast from new year
Ahmedabad, Dec 29 : The Patel community in Gujarat, agitating for reservations, will go on an indefinite fast in…
Kapil Sibal: The Return of the King?
Spotting Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal in the morning flight to Kochi from Delhi, the first thought that would…