The Khodaldham temple’s two trustees—Dinesh Chovatiya and Ravibhai Ambaliya—are contesting the Gujarat elections on Congress tickets from Rajkot South and Jetpur respectively. Nareshbhai Patel, the chairman of The Shree Khodaldham Trust, met Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel last week. But Hardik Patel has largely succeeded in gaining the support of both the sects, said Jani. Among the Patidars, the Leuva Patidars constitute about 70% of the population, while Kadva Patidars are around 30%. While the Leuva Patidars are mostly concentrated in Saurashtra, Central and South Gujarat the Kadva Patidars are hail mostly from North Gujarat.

Source: Mint December 05, 2017 14:03 UTC