Narendra Patel, north Gujarat convener of the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti whose quota agitation has been a thorn in the BJP's side, made the allegation on Sunday night. Savani seemed to be alluding to key Hardik aides Varun Patel and Reshma Patel, who had joined the BJP on Saturday alleging Hardik had become a "Congress agent". On Sunday evening, Narendra had announced in the presence of state BJP president Jitu Vaghani that he was joining the party. It proves that everything was pre-planned," state BJP spokesperson Bharat Pandya said. "I met Vaghani at his home and was taken to the state BJP headquarters where I was given Rs 10 lakh.

Source: The Telegraph October 23, 2017 21:45 UTC