Patidar leader Hardik Patel’s announcement to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, months after he attained the eligible age of 25 years, evoked a mixed response in political circles of Gujarat. The announcement, made away from his home state, has generated quite a bit of curiosity among his supporters as well as opponents. Also read: Hardik Patel marries childhood friend Kinjal Parikh, see pics“He (Hardik) has announced his plans of contesting elections in Lucknow. “We welcome the decision of Hardik to contest elections. He went on to add that Hardik was most likely going to contest from Amreli which is a stronghold of the Congress.

Source: Hindustan Times February 06, 2019 06:45 UTC