How Hardik Patel quitting Congress may affect Gujarat politics

Gujarat Congress working president Hardik Patel resigned from the grand old party on Wednesday. There are speculations that Patel may join the BJP in the coming days like Punjab leader Sunil Jakhar who quit the Congress and joined the saffron party. Whether or not Patel joins the BJP, his exit from the Congress is likely to help the ruling party in Gujarat. Patels or Patidars constitute about 14 per cent of the population in Gujarat.