Hardik Patel was born on 20 July 1993 and is an Indian politician and social activist.
24 Facts About Hardik Patel
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Hardik Patel rose to prominence in July 2015, where he led the Patidar reservation agitation that sought Other Backward Class status for the Patidar caste.
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Hardik Patel joined the Indian National Congress in 2020.
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Hardik Patel served as the Working President of the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee, the state unit of INC in Gujarat.
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Hardik Patel left the party and eventually joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2022.
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Hardik Patel was born on 20 July 1993 in a Gujarati Patidar family to Bharat and Usha Patel.
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Hardik Patel was a poor student and a cricket enthusiast.
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Hardik Patel ran for the post of general secretary of the college students' union and was elected unopposed.
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On 31 October 2012, Hardik Patel joined the Sardar Patel Group, a Patidar youth body, and within less than a month, became president of its Viramgam unit.
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In 2015, Hardik Patel was ousted from his post with the SPG after a conflict with its leader, Lalji Patel.
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Hardik Patel was upset when Monica's friend qualified for the same scholarship through the Other Backward Class quota even though she had scored lower marks.
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On 18 October 2015, Hardik Patel was booked for insulting the National Flag of India, in a case registered in Rajkot.
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Hardik Patel was briefly detained for trying to disrupt the one-day international cricket match between India and South Africa.
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On 19 October 2015, Hardik Patel was booked in Surat under the charges of sedition over alleged remarks about 'killing cops'.
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On 15 July 2016, Hardik Patel was granted bail on the condition that he would stay out of the state for six months and out of Mehsana for nine months.
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Hardik Patel was arrested again on 18 January 2020 for failing to appear before a trial court here in a 2015 sedition case, hours after a warrant was issued against him.
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On 25 July 2018, Hardik Patel was found guilty of rioting, arson, damage to property and unlawful assembly.
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Hardik Patel appealed the order and could not contest in the 2019 Indian general election pending the outcome of the appeal.
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Hardik Patel backed the campaign of the Indian National Congress in the 2017 Gujarat legislative assembly election.
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Hardik Patel said that he was a victim of dirty politics and the video only proved that he is not impotent.
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Hardik Patel was appointed the Working President of Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee, the state unit of INC, on 11 July 2020.
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Hardik Patel accused the leadership of INC and he praised the BJP and was expelled from the party on May 16,2022 for anti-party activities.
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Hardik Patel was fielded as BJP candidate for Viramgam Assembly constituency for 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election on 10 November 2022 and was elected.
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Hardik Patel married his childhood friend Kinjal Parikh on 27 January 2019 in Digsar of Muli taluka, Surendranagar district, Gujarat.