State versus the Street: Modi-Shah’s Gujarat Model Faces a National Test

By Rajdeep Sardesai Anyone remember Hardik Patel? Just a decade ago, he was splashed across front pages and prime-time television. Hardik was only 22 when he became the face of the Patidar agitation in Gujarat in 2015. His rallies shook the state’s BJP government, exposed its political vulnerabilit…