Alpesh wanted a Ram temple in Gujarat and a ban on cow slaughter. He blamed both the Congress and the BJP for a host of social problems, and wanted the prohibition policy to be more stringently implemented in Gujarat.

Opinion: Alpesh Thakore's main drawback is lack of credibility

Once spearheading the anti-reservation movement of the 1980s, and now faced with the challenges thrown up by the ?merit? imperative in an unequal social order, the demand for reservations seem to be the sole way out for the Patidar community.

Opinion: Harsh reality drives Patidar's demand for reservation

Congress and PAAS were involved in protracted negotiations over seat-sharing last Sunday but failed to reach a consensus.

Not openly extending support to Congress in Gujarat elections: Hardik Patel

The second list for the upcoming Gujarat assembly elections includes 13 candidates

Gujarat elections: Congress releases second list of candidates

The Congress and the Hardik Patel-led Patidars represented the privileged system, while the BJP under Modi stood for inclusive development.

2017 Gujarat election: Development vs reservation

The Congress has been trying to stitch a coalition against the ruling BJP in Gujarat elections due to be held next month.?

NCP won't fight Gujarat elections with Congress: Praful Patel

Conflicts arose after Congress refused to accede to the demands Hardik Patel led Samiti's proposal of 9 tickets.?The Congress is ready to give only 4 tickets to the Patel led outfit

Hardik Patel sulks over seat sharing ahead of Gujarat poll

After meeting PAAS leaders in Ahmedabad, Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee President Bharat Singh Solanki said the two parties had reached an agreement after the deadlock in the last meeting

Reached agreement with PAAS for Gujarat polls: Congress

Ahead of next month's assembly elections in Gujarat, PAAS has given a list of about 30 assembly seats from where it wants to field its candidates, sources told NDTV, adding that the Congress is trying to convince the group to settle for lesser number of seats

Hardik Patel group sets quota deadline for Congress

The changing social dynamics in Saurashtra and Kutch is worrisome for BJP and also Congress is becoming stronger in this region

Changing dynamics in Saurashtra might hurt BJP in Gujarat

The development is likely to come as a setback to the Congress which has been trying to win over the Patidar community ahead of the assembly elections in the state

Gujarat elections: Former PAAS leader Chirag Patel joins BJP

Calling the term "derogatory"?the Election Commission in Gujarat has asked to remove or replace it

Election Commission bars BJP from using the term 'Pappu' in Gujarat elections

This latest video features a man with a tonsured head relaxing on a bed with a woman and two men

Gujarat elections: Day after 'sex CD', another video of Hardik Patel with woman surfaces

The real test of Hardik Patel's alliance with the Congress party lies in the alliance?s acceptance among the people at the lower levels.

Gujarat election: Hardik Patel's glory may fizzle out

Gujarat elections: Sex CD goes viral, allegation is it features Hardik Patel

'We have been given three options by the Congress party on how to provide reservation to our community,' Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti convener Dinesh Bambhania said

Gujarat elections: Cong gives 3 quota options to Patidars who say they'll get back to them

BJP has stepped up its focus on development and Gujarati pride ? juxtaposing it with the Congress?s ?indifference?.

Gujarat election: Demonetisation vs Gujarati pride

The BJP in poll-bound Gujarat today asked Patidar leader Hardik Patel and the Congress to clarify their positions after senior Congress leader Mohansinh Rathwa said it is not possible to carve out a quota for the Patidar community in the existing 49 per cent reservations

BJP questions Congress's quota promise to Patidars

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Patel`s statement came just hours after the first formal meeting of the Patidar community and the Congress leaders ahead of the upcoming Gujarat assembly elections.

Hardik Patel wants clarity on Patidar reservation issue by November 7

Hardik is accused of vandalising BJP MLA Rishikesh Patel's office

Gujarat: Non-bailable warrant issued against Hardik Patel

The Congress on Sunday invited Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel and Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani to meet party vice-president Rahul Gandhi during his visit to the state on Monday ahead of the assembly polls.

OBC leader Alpesh Thakor to join Congress at Rahul Gandhi rally; Hardik Patel invited too

He clarified that Varun Patel took him to a meeting where it was discussed that he will be given Rs 1 crore. He received the amount of Rs 10 lakhs from Varun Patel.

Patidar leader claims BJP offered him Rs 1 crore to join their party

Gujarat has always worked for BJP as a laboratory for the unique convergence of neo-liberal policies, Hindutva nationalism and regional sub-nationalism.

Pluralism vs polarisation: BJP's plan to win Gujarat

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