Not only the attitude of Hardik Patel, who has accused the Gujarat Congress leaders of sidelining himself, is now also seen to be changing. His new DP on WhatsApp indicates the same. Till now, Hardik Patel, who is seen with the Congress’s election symbol claw, has donned a saffron shawl. Apart from this, the introduction of his own Congress leader has also been removed from the bio. Now he has described himself as a proud Indian, socio-political activist and a man who believes in humanity. Congress is not mentioned anywhere in this entire introduction, although even now they have retained their identity of Patidar leader.
His new DP has once again intensified the speculation whether Hardik Patel is leaving the Congress and going with the BJP. For the past several months, he has been showing a rebellious attitude in the Congress. Recently, he had even said in an interview that Congress leaders do not want me to remain in the party now. He said that he has not been given any responsibility in Gujarat. Not only this, he said that elections are near in Gujarat, but there is no preparation for the Congress, while the BJP is in a strong position. He said that he had also complained to Rahul Gandhi about the attitude of Congress leaders, but no hearing was done.
Speculations about Hardik Patel intensified when he recently described himself as a devotee of Ram. He said that BJP has built Ram temple and has done a great job by removing Article 370. Usually Congress leaders do not talk on these issues, but such praise of BJP has intensified the speculations about Hardik Patel. If he joins the BJP before the assembly elections, then the saffron party will get a bigger strength than this. It will be able to strengthen its foothold, especially among the Patidar community, which was said to have moved a section away from the BJP after the quota agitation.