gujarat key candidate

The fiery Patidar community leader made headlines in June after jumping from the Congress to the BJP and declaring himself a 'soldier of Narendrabhai'. Patel made his political name as a staunch critic of the BJP and Modi, and the lynchpin of the Patidar community's demands for reservations, but his new employers will hope he can use oratory skils to win back a seat the Congress has held since 2012.