Ahead of joining the BJP on Thursday, June 2, Hardik Patel tweeted he is going to start a new chapter in his life with the national interest, state interest, public interest and social interest being on the top of his mind. Praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s leadership, Hardik Patel wrote, “I will work as a small soldier in the noble service of the nation under the successful leadership of PM Narendra Bhai Modi.”
The Patidar leader will be inducted into the BJP by Gujarat party president CR Paatil.
After expressing his disappointment with the Congress for months, Hardik Patel on May 18 resigned from the party accusing the senior leadership of the Grand Old Party of disinterest in the real issues of Gujarat.
“It is a fact that Congress benefited immensely in the 2017 Assembly polls due to the Patidar quota agitation (led by him). However, I was not given any responsibility even after making me working president. I was not even invited to the key meetings of the party. It never arranged my press conference during the last three years,” Hardik Patel said after he quit the Congress. Source: HT