Young Gujarat leader Hardik Patel may be brought into national politics by the Congress which is awaiting drastic restructuring even as the selection of the new party president is likely to be delayed further. Sources said Hardik could be asked to shift to Delhi with an important assignment, probably as Youth Congress president. The 25-year-old Hardik, who shot into fame as the leader of the Patidar movement in Gujarat, joined the Congress just before the parliamentary election. While Maharashtra election committees have been formed, decisions on Haryana may come in a few days. If he is made Congress president, Dalits are bound to be upset.

Source: The Telegraph July 16, 2019 20:47 UTC