Gujarat's Patidar agitation leader Hardik Patel on Sunday said he had supported the candidature of Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia due to the fact he is young."We want the youths to come forward. I mentioned Scindia's name since he is young. All I said was...

The future of identity politics could be very loud and assertive if the sparks marked by charges  and counter charges that flew at a debate on the subject at the India Today Conclave 2018, Mumbai,  today, were any indication. Demogoguery was as...

Gujarat's Patidar leader Hardik Patel on Monday said that he didn't want a certificate on patriotism from those who were pursuing divisive politics in the country."All types of things have been said about my Bhopal visit -- that it will promote casteism. If talking...

Gujarat's Patidar leader Hardik Patel on Monday dropped hints that he may campaign for the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections to be held later this year and also stated his intent to work for the youth and farmers.The Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leader...

Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Gujarat's firebrand Patidar leader Hardik Patel on Saturday said there would be "President's rule" if Modi comes back to power after the 2019 General Elections.He also called for a unity of non-BJP parties to fight...

Gujarat's firebrand Patidar leader Hardik Patel on Friday met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and said he was asked to join her Trinamool Congress."She openly offered me to join Trinamool Congress," Patel said after meeting Banerjee at the state Secretariat...

Even as Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel on Saturday continued to sulk over not being given key portfolios in the new Council of Ministers, Patidar quota leader Hardik Patel asserted that he should leave the BJP and join the Congress party."I and...

Patidar leader Hardik Patel on Monday reiterated his doubts over the reliability of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), saying they can be hacked and that was why the margin between the winning and losing candidates in the Gujarat Assembly elections was less...

Patidar leader Hardik Patel on Thursday said the ruling BJP was set to lose the Gujarat assembly elections, and that the Congress was likely to get around 100 seats in the 182-member house."Official files have already started disappearing from the state Secretariat,"...

In an election rally in BJP bastion Ahmedabad on Monday night that fetched a record 52,800 Facebook Live views, firebrand Patidar leader Hardik Patel once again exhorted the people to throw out the BJP from power."I am nobody here to say who to vote for...

Patidars, whose movement for job reservation has created a stir in Gujarat in the last few years, are a divided lot with youth in the rural areas appearing to be providing strong support to their leader Hardik Patil, while those in urban areas may not be that...

Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leader Hardik Patel on Tuesday said the Indian Constitution did not limit reservation in employment and education for certain categories to 50 per cent."Only the Supreme Court has capped the reservation at 50 per cent through...

Patidar leader Hardik Patel on Wednesday announced his support to the Congress in the Gujarat Assembly election after it reached an understanding with him by promising job quotas to the agitating Patel community if it comes to power.Hardik Patel made the much-awaited...

Patidar leader Hardik Patel on Wednesday announced that his Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) was formally accepting the formula advanced by the Congress party to give job quotas to the community under the OBC category."The Congress has accepted our demand...

PAAS leader Hardik Patel on Tuesday said Gujaratis were believed to be very clever but they have not been for last 22 years, adding that Patel agitation leaders had not sought tickets from any political party or wished to contest polls.Hardik Patel's statement...

Patidar leader Hardik Patel on Tuesday called off a press conference after differences cropped up between his Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) and the Congress over the Botad assembly constituency.After a meeting with PAAS leaders and agreeing on the reservation...

Hardik Patel, the leader of Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS), on Saturday said the people of Gujarat want to see what the BJP has done in 23 years rather than the video of a 23-year-old youth.Hardik, who had earlier threatened to drop a "bomb" against Bharatiya...

Patidar leader Hardik Patel has refused police protection provided by the Gujarat government, which he alleged was a ploy by the ruling BJP to spy on him.Hardik Patel feels the BJP government wants to spy on him in the guise of security and mark his each and...

Patidar leader Hardik Patel on Friday said that over 3,500 VVPAT machines had "failed" in the first level test of the Election Commission, and alleged that the ruling BJP would indulge in "fraud" in the upcoming Gujarat elections."Over 3,550 VVPAT machines failed...

Patidar leader Hardik Patel will inaugurate here on Friday a movie, 'Hammein Haq Chahiye, Haq Se', focussing on him and the Patidar agitation in Gujarat.The Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti, of which Patel is the Convener, said he would inaugurate the film at Navjeevan...