Hardik Patel, the Patidar quota warrior, got a jolt from the Gujarat high court on Friday when it rejected his application seeking a stay on his two-year conviction in a rioting case. Patel wanted the stay to contest in the 2019 Lok Sabha election. Gujarat votes on April 23.
With Justice A G Uraizee turning down his plea, it is going to be a race against time for Patel who joined the Congress in the presence of the party’s president, Rahul Gandhi, on March 12. Patel’s only hope now is to challenge the high court’s order in the Supreme Court to get legal sanction to file his nomination. April 4 is the last date for filing nominations for candidates in Gujarat. This means Patel has only four working days, till 3pm on Thursday.

Hardik Patel, the Patidar quota warrior, got a jolt from the Gujarat high court on Friday when it rejected his application seeking a stay on his two-year conviction in a rioting case. Patel wanted the stay to contest in the 2019 Lok Sabha election. Gujarat votes on April 23.
With Justice A G Uraizee turning down his plea, it is going to be a race against time for Patel who joined the Congress in the presence of the party’s president, Rahul Gandhi, on March 12. Patel’s only hope now is to challenge the high court’s order in the Supreme Court to get legal sanction to file his nomination. April 4 is the last date for filing nominations for candidates in Gujarat. This means Patel has only four working days, till 3pm on Thursday.