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TopicHardik Patel

Topic: Hardik Patel

Congress looks for Modi as its foundation crumbles, and the Patel-Pilot project

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Why Congress making Hardik Patel Gujarat working president goes beyond his Patidar identity

Hardik Patel is a fiery orator and has a mass connect beyond caste and class. He says he will do exactly what he has been doing so far — reach out to people.

Sonia Gandhi appoints Hardik Patel as Gujarat Congress working president

Patel, who led the Patidar reservation agitation in Gujarat, had joined the Congress in March 2019 but did not contest in the Lok Sabha elections that year.

Hardik Patel gets bail in 2015 sedition case four days after arrest

Additional sessions judge B.G. Ganatra granted Patel bail on the condition that he will cooperate with court & would not seek adjournment unless there is a genuine reason.

BJP constantly harassing Hardik Patel: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

Congress leader Hardik Patel was arrested Saturday night from Ahmedabad district after he did not appear before a trial court in connection with a 2015 sedition case against him.

Picture perfect for Supriya, Mimi & Nusrat, Hardik and Patra pose uncomfortable questions

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

Man slaps Hardik Patel on stage during Congress rally in Gujarat

A video of the unidentified man slapping Patidar leader Hardik Patel, who recently joined the Congress, has surfaced on social media.

Where’s the hurry, I’m just 25: Hardik Patel on losing a shot at Lok Sabha elections

Hardik Patel, who recently joined the Congress, said party president Rahul Gandhi will be elected prime minister in this Lok Sabha election.

Hardik Patel is being excessively punished, denied democratic rights

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Hardik Patel joins Congress, says Rahul doesn’t believe in working like a dictator

Hardik Patel, who led the Patidar quota agitation, targeted PM Modi in his first address as a Congress leader at a party rally in Ahmedabad.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India expands Southeast Asia defence footprint with new joint venture in Philippines

Memorandum of understanding between SMPP and ADFC was signed during state visit of Philippines’ President to India earlier this month.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.