Election campaign has started in Gujarat for the assemblyelections to be held at the end of next year. Like every time, this time alsodifferent parties have started preparing to bring the majority Patidarcommunity of the state to their side.
On Sunday, a meeting of the heads of the Patidar society wasalso held at Khodaldham in Kagvad, in which it has been said that the nextChief Minister should be a Patidar.
The Aam Aadmi Party has also become active regarding thisand it is also getting information that AAP is preparing to make Hardik Patelits face to bring the Patidars to its side. In such a situation, it will not bea surprise for Hardik Patel to leave Congress and join AAP.
Congress not much clout of Hardik Patel
Hardik Patel, who is considered to be a young and aggressiveleader of the Patidar reservation movement, is currently the working presidentof Gujarat Congress. However, he did not achieve anything after joining Congress.
Many Congressmen consider Hardik to be the reason for theclean sweep of the Congress in the civic elections. This became a matter ofconcern for the Patidar community and Hardik. Patidar leaders also believe thatBJP no longer gives special importance to them. Due to all these things, thereis talk of Hardik joining you.
Strategy to corner the BJP-Congress by making Hardik theface
Last year in civic polls last year, the Patidars helped AAPwin 27 seats in Surat. But, the Patidars believe that there must be some bigface in their society. Gopal Italia, another big leader of Patidar reservationhas joined AAP, but many leaders of Patidar society do not consider himeffective. In such a situation, the Patidar leaders have started making astrategy to surround the BJP and Congress by making Hardik their leader.
Strategy of Inducting Aggressive Youth in AAP
In the local body elections held in Gujarat, AAP has got abig success in Surat and has replaced the Congress in the opposition. AAP hadformed an organization to contest the 2017 assembly elections, but it was notsuccessful. Taking a lesson from this, the core committee of AAP decided toinduct active and aggressive youth in the party, and that they should be madetheir face.
Due to this, Gopal Italia was made the state presidentbefore the civic elections and AAP also got success in Surat and now it ispreparing to bring Patidar reservation leader Hardik Patel to its side.