After speculations that Gujarat Congress leader Hardik Patel could leave the party, the Patidar leader now has received a new offer. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Gujarat chief Gopal Italia on Friday, 15 April, invited him to join the "like-minded party."
"If Hardik Patel is not liking Congress, he should join a like-minded party like AAP. Instead of complaining to Congress, wasting his time, he should contribute here... A party like Congress would not have a place for dedicated people like him," Italia was quoted saying by ANI.
The Congress leader had earlier dismissed rumours about him leaving the party.
Patel, who spearheaded the Patidar community campaign in Gujarat and sought reservations under the Other Backward Class (OBC) category, had joined the Congress in 2019.