In 2010, Hardik Patel, then 17, joined the Sardar Patel Group (SPG), an outfit for Patidar youths. Within a month, Hardik Patel was the president of the Sardar Patel Group's Viramgam branch. In 2015, two years after Hardik Patel graduated, his sister Monica joined the Bachelor of Arts Degree in English. SEDITION CASE AGAINST HARDIK PATELWith rising popularity, Hardik Patel also courted controversies and had a run-in with the law. Like the BJP, Hardik Patel proclaims himself to be an avid follower of former Union Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Lord Rama.

Source: India Today October 23, 2017 10:55 UTC