less than a fortnight after his acrimonious exit CongressPatidar Kota warrior of Gujarat Hardik Patel will be formally involved BJP On Thursday, a spokesperson of the party confirmed this on Tuesday.
Though the move was already a foregone conclusion, it was confirmed with skepticism from within the BJP, especially from its loyal Patidar base. Old videos have surfaced in which he said he would never “surrender” to the BJP and let the “sacrifice” of 14 Patidars killed in police firing during the agitation go in vain.
A senior BJP functionary said: “We have no objection to Congress leaders joining the BJP, but Hardik Patel has caused damage to our party. From grassroot level workers to top leaders, the majority does not want him to remain in the BJP.
Movement Price Ex CM Anandiben Patel His post and the homes and offices of several senior BJP members were targeted during the agitation. vandalism was attributed Patidar Anamat Andolan Committee (PAAS), which was headed by Patel.
After entering the political scene with the quota agitation in 2015, Patel joined the Congress in 2019 and was made the working president of the state unit in 2020. After weeks of bitterness, he finally resigned from the Congress in a strongly worded letter to the party president. Sonia Gandhi,
Though the move was already a foregone conclusion, it was confirmed with skepticism from within the BJP, especially from its loyal Patidar base. Old videos have surfaced in which he said he would never “surrender” to the BJP and let the “sacrifice” of 14 Patidars killed in police firing during the agitation go in vain.
A senior BJP functionary said: “We have no objection to Congress leaders joining the BJP, but Hardik Patel has caused damage to our party. From grassroot level workers to top leaders, the majority does not want him to remain in the BJP.
Movement Price Ex CM Anandiben Patel His post and the homes and offices of several senior BJP members were targeted during the agitation. vandalism was attributed Patidar Anamat Andolan Committee (PAAS), which was headed by Patel.
After entering the political scene with the quota agitation in 2015, Patel joined the Congress in 2019 and was made the working president of the state unit in 2020. After weeks of bitterness, he finally resigned from the Congress in a strongly worded letter to the party president. Sonia Gandhi,