Calling Hardik “Arvind Kejriwal of Gujarat”, Ashwin alleged that Hardik used the Patidar community as a weapon and got 14 innocent people killed in 2014 to fulfil his political goals.

Vijay Rupani on Sunday said it was Patidar quota agitation spearhead Hardik Patel who needed to clear his stand on the demand for OBC reservation for the community.

Hardik Patel, who has tried to shrug off allegations of growing close links with the Congress, on Saturday asked the Congress to come clear on PAAS' demand on quotas.

Reservation for patidar community tops the list of demands that Hardik Patel has put forward before the Congress as a pre-condition for extending support to the party in the upcoming Gujarat Assembly polls.

After accusing BJP of trying to "buy" him, Narendra Patel today circulated an audio recording of his purported telephonic conversation with Varun Patel to back his charge.

The Patidar leader on Thursday gave ample hints that the deal is almost done, adding that the official announcement of the same may be made on November 3

In a tweet, Hardik Patel said that he will make the news public whenever he meets the Congress vice president.

While Patidar leader Hardik Patel has been denying meeting with Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, a new CCTV footage from a five-star hotel of Ahmedabad contradicts his claim.

Hardik Patel and others are accused of ransacking the office of Visnagar MLA Rishikesh Patel during the protest rally of Patidar community in July 2015.

Hardik, however, once again denied that he met with the Congress leader and wondered how CCTV footage of the hotel, where they were staying, got leaked.

Narendra Patel filed the complaint before chief judicial magistrate R Trivedi against BJP's state president Jitu Vaghani and 5 others.

In a CCTC footage, accessed by India TV, Patel along with three others can be seen roaming in the corridor of the hotel and later entering a room of the hotel last night at 11:53pm.

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi began his three-day visit to poll-bound Gujarat on Monday as the grand old party prepares to take on the BJP which has ruled the state for 22 years.

Rahul Gandhi's comments come on a day the Gujarat unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party has been rocked by allegations of bribery to lure Patidar leaders.

A senior member of the Hardik Patel-led group campaigning for reservations for the Patel community has alleged that he was offered Rs 1 crore to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Rahul Gandhi will take part in `Navsarjan Gujarat Janadesh' rally organised by the party in Gandhinagar where OBC leader Alpesh Thakor will join the Congress.

Hardik Patel's two key aides - Varun Patel and Reshma Patel - joined the ruling BJP on Saturday.

Elections in Gujarat will be held later this year. The Congress is out of power in Gujarat for 22 years.

Hardik Patel said that he was yet to attain the age of contesting elections, and therefore, he was ruling himself out of the race.

Patidar leader Hardik Patel said their protest would continue as there was no discussion on the reservation issue with the government.