Asserting that defeating the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gujarat was his prime aim, quota agitation leader Hardik Patel on Wednesday hinted that he might consider supporting the Congress in the assembly polls to reach the goal. The 23-year-old quota agitation spearhead accused the state government of dilly-dallying on the issue of granting reservation to the Patel community under OBC quota. Of the total 182 seats in the state assembly, the BJP has a majority with 121 seats while the main opposition party, the Congress, has 57 seats. We have also kept our options open to supporting the Congress if they promise to fulfil our demands after winning the polls,” Patel said. Divulging his plans to defeat the BJP, Patel said a mega gathering of PAAS workers has been planned on June 11 in the city.

Source: Hindustan Times May 17, 2017 13:14 UTC