In this context, the Gujarat State Congress has appointed an executive chairman, the party's leader Sonia Gandhi has issued an order to this effect.
India: Hardik Patel has been appointed as the Executive Chairman of the State Congress in Gujarat
Hardik Patel joined the Congress last year and campaigned for the party in the Lok Sabha elections,
He's in jail
Prior to this, they had led him to several struggles since 2015 as a key leader for the Patel community.
It is noteworthy that along with his imprisonment, many others lost their lives in the struggle for reservation for the Patel community.
The Gujarat High Court has refused to grant Patel's interim ban on old cases as he was widely expected to contest the Lok Sabha elections.
As Acting President of Congress
This was followed by the defeat of the then Congress in the Lok Sabha elections, after which he is said to have distanced himself slightly from the Congress.
In this context, the Gujarat State Congress has appointed an executive chairman, the party's leader Sonia Gandhi has issued an order to this effect.
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