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Hardik Patel Joins BJP, Days After He Quit Congress
Former Congress leader Hardik Patel joined the opposition, BJP, on June 2. He wore the saffron scarf in the presence of Gujarat BJP President at the BJP's Gandhinagar Office, in Gujarat. Expressing happiness, Patel said, "I am about to start a new chapter with feelings of national interest, regional interest and social interest." He said he would work for the welfare of people under the leadership of PM Modi.
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Former Congress Hardik Patel To Join BJP Soon In Gujarat, Says Party Spokesperson
Former Congress leader Hardik Patel is all set to join the opposition BJP, confirmed a state party spokesperson on May 31. As per sources, Patel will join the BJP on June 2, in presence of Gujarat BJP President CR Paatil at headquarters. "It is confirmed that Hardik Patel will join the BJP on June 2," said Yagnesh Dave. Notably, Patel resigned from Congress over leadership issues earlier this month.
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Congress Leader Hardik Patel Quits Party, Writes Open Letter
Hardik Patel, Congress leader from Gujarat, on May 19, quit party amid ruling of the INC. Ahead of resigning, Patel wrote a scathing letter to interim President Sonia Gandhi, and said, Congress "only played to the role of a roadblock" He mentioned, that senior Congress leaders were busy checking messages on their mobile phones, and some leaders were enjoying themselves abroad? when the party and the country needed them.
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Hardik Patel Submits Resignation From Congress To Party Chief Sonia Gandhi: Gujarat
Prominent face of the Patidar quota agitation in Gujarat, Hardik Patel, has submitted his resignation from Congress, on May 18. He has resigned as the Gujarat Congress working president as well as from the party's membership. In a letter he wrote to party chief Sonia Gandhi, he said that "I hope my followers and people of Gujarat will welcome this step".
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