Congress’s newest leader Hardik Patel moved the Supreme Court on Monday seeking a stay on his conviction in a rioting case, which would clear the way for his electoral debut in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Patel moved the top court after his plea for stay was rejected by Gujarat High Court last week. The Representation of the People Act bars anyone who has been sentenced to two or more years of imprisonment from contesting elections. I will campaign for the Congress and we will form the government,” Hardik wrote Twitter after the HC verdict. Advocate Dharmesh Devani, who was representing the state government, said the high court accepted the fact that Patel had been a “lawbreaker” and so cannot contest an election.

Source: Hindustan Times April 01, 2019 11:05 UTC