Hardik Patel to join Congress on March 12, wants to contest elections

The Congress's Working Committee will meet in Ahmedabad on March 12 and then hold a rally in Adalaj in Gandhinagar later the same day.

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Patidar leader Hardik Patel prepares for his indefinite hunger strike for reservation, at his residence in Ahmedabad | PTI photo

Press Trust of India New Delhi

3 min read Last Updated : Mar 10 2019 | 8:57 PM IST

Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel on Sunday announced he is joining the Congress and hopes to contest elections if rioting cases filed against him are not a "hindrance".

The Congress's Working Committee will meet in Ahmedabad on March 12 and then hold a rally in Adalaj in Gandhinagar later the same day.

However, Patel's plans to contest the Lok Sabha polls, the schedule of which was announced by the Election Commission of India on Sunday, may be possible only if he clears legal hurdles.

He has been convicted and sentenced to two years in a riot case connected to the 2015 Patidar