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1146:"Patidar Leader Hardik Patel Joins Congress In Presence Of Rahul Gandhi"
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On 31 October 2012, Hardik Patel joined the Sardar Patel Group (SPG), a
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889:"Hardik Patel used quota stir to become leader, amass wealth: Ex-aides"
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472:"Meet 22 year-old Hardik Patel, the face of Patel agitation in Gujarat"
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721:"Get rid of quota or make all its slave, says leader of Patel group"
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Social movement for equality in
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495:"A budding cricketer who changed his line"
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580:"Who is Hardik Patel"
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