Recently, Hardik Patel Patidar leader in Lajpore jail of Surat has written a letter addressing to Congress MLA Shankersinh Vaghela and expressed his wish to make Congress victorious in 2017 Gujarat Assembly elections, if provision for 20 % quota to EBC is assured. Also, Hardik praised good work carried by Vaghela during his rule.
Over recent atrocities on Dalits of Una, Shailesh Parmar of Gujarat Congress has written a letter to Chief Minister and the speaker of Gujarat Assembly demanding to call a special session of Gujarat Assembly.