Hardik Patel.

AHMEDABAD: Hardik Patel, the Patidar quota agitation leader, will be reserved for a girl from his home town. Hardik's parents on Saturday announced that they will conduct their son's engagement ceremony with a girl from their home town Viramgam, Kinjal Patel, after he comes out on bail.

Hardik's mother Usha said she is the girl whom they wanted for their only son. "She has also taken an interest in the agitation led by Hardik and that seems to be the reason she said yes to the marriage," Usha said.

Hardik's father Bharat Patel said Kinjal used to come to their home as she was studying with Hardik's sister. "Actually, Kinjal's family is from Surat, but they settled in Viramgam some years ago. Hardik got into touch with her when she came to our home in Viramgam," Patel said.

"As Hardik and Kinjal befriended each other, we also thought that they will make a good couple. This led us to go to Kinjal's family to ask for her hand for our son and her family accepted the proposal," Patel added.

My son has been a heartthrob among Patel girls as he took forward the cause seeking OBC quota for Patidars. This may have also caught Kinjal's attention who did not hesitate to say yes to Hardik, he said.

Kinjal studies at the city-based Sahajanand Commerce College and lives in Ahmedabad at present, he said.

Sources close to Hardik said he used to talk about Kinjal when he was preparing for the quota agitation in July last year. However, he never mentioned that he would marry her.

Once, Hardik comes out on bail, the family will arrange his engagement ceremony. His marriage ceremony will be as grand as the Patidar community convention at GMDC ground on August 25, claimed Bharat Patel.

However, a lot depends on the government's stand on the sedition case for which the young Patel leader is seeking bail from the Gujarat high court. The HC is going to hear Hardik's bail plea on April 7. Beside this, intelligence agencies are on their toes to know more about Kinjal Patel.

