At 29, Hardik looks to regain salience as he scrambles to find feet in BJP | Political Pulse News,The Indian Express
All eyes in Gujarat political circles are now on Hardik's prospects in his new stint with a section of state BJP leaders claiming that he will be sidelined in the party.
One-and-a-half months after he joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after quitting the Congress on a bitter note, the Patidar quota stir leader, Hardik Patel, who turns 29 Wednesday, seems to be struggling to get a toehold in the saffron party.
All eyes in Gujarat political circles are now on Hardik’s prospects in his new stint with a section of state BJP leaders claiming that he will be sidelined in the party.
On his part, Hardik said that such an assessment could not be made in such a short period, asserting that he will prove his worth to the party.
Hardik had joined the BJP on June 2 in the presence of Gujarat party president C R Paatil and former deputy chief minister Nitin Patel at Shree Kamalam, the state party headquarters. He had then said he would work as a “small soldier” or “squirrel” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Since then, however, he has not been seen at most party events, although he has remained active on social media.
Speaking with The Indian Express about his innings with the BJP so far, Hardik said, “I am enjoying my stint with the BJP. So far, I have not been given any responsibility by the party. But I have been meeting party workers in different parts (of Gujarat) and enjoying it.”
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