Hardik Patel today cancelled a rally and went MIA as his group struggled with an apparent split in the ranks over a deal with the Congress for the Gujarat election next month. He was expected to announce the pact at the rally in Rajkot. Last night, clashes erupted hours after the Congress declared, after weeks of hard negotiations, that it had reached an understanding on a seat-sharing formula with Hardik Patel's PAAS or Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti. The 24-year-old Patidar campaign leader was not in the meeting with the Congress.
