Hardik Patel had spearheaded the Patel agitation in 2015 demanding that government scrap quotas for Muslims, Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) or reclassify Patels to OBCs, guaranteeing them a share of government jobs and school pla... read more

Video footage show the 25-year-old Patidar leader addressing a rally when a man walks up to him and slaps him. The attacker, who has not been identified yet, was later detained. read more

Congress leader Hardik Patel’s helicopter ride to Lunawada to address an election rally got into trouble after a farmer, Vinay Patel, went back on his permission to allow the chopper to land on his private field, the official said. read more

Jadeja’s father, Anirudhsinh, and sister, Nainaba, joined the Congress at an election rally in Kalavad city of Jamnagar district. Jadeja hails from Jamnagar and the Congress candidate for Jamnagar Lok Sabha seat, Mulu Kandoriya, was also present. read more

After the video, shot on mobile camera, went viral, the minister said the question came from “uneducated women” and had been prompted by local politics. read more

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Law-enforcement agencies and the government say the provision is necessary to fight terrorism and forces working against the country; activists argue that the law is outdated and often misused. read more

Hardik Patel, who joined the Congress on March 12, cannot contest the elections as long his conviction is not stayed. read more

The Supreme Court told the counsel appearing for Hardik Patel that there was no urgency in hearing the matter as the high court order was passed in August last year. read more

Saffron party aims to play on Gujarati sentiment while Congress looks to build on its assembly poll performance read more

Advocate Dharmesh Devani, who was representing the state government, said the high court accepted the fact that Patel had been a “lawbreaker” and so cannot contest an election. read more

The 25-year-old, who earlier this month joined the Congress, has a few more days to move to the Supreme Court. April 4 is the last date for filing of nominations for the polls in Gujarat, to be held in the second phase of elections. read more

Rivaba Jadeja, wife of cricketer Ravindra Jadeja, is seeking a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket from Gujarat’s Jamnagar seat, from where the Congress is likely to field Patidar agitation leader Hardik Patel. read more

Rutvik Patel was only 14 years old in 2015 when his community’s agitations for government quotas in higher education and jobs blazed through Gujarat. Hundreds of thousands of young Patidars poured into the streets from Surat to Ahmedabad. They burnt... read more

Patel has earlier indicated that he wanted to contest Lok Sabha polls from Jamnagar seat. read more