Reshma Patel

Reshma Patel is an Indian Politician and social activist fighting for the rights of women, children, youths, farmers and victims of injustice and inequality.

She sat on an indefinite hunger strike for 21 days for the release of community members lodged in jail by the state.

[1][2][3] She filed public interest litigation for the use of VVPAT in EVM machines which was dismissed by the Gujarat High Court.

[9] In July 2017, in the "Azaddi kooch" held to protest the dalit atrocities in Gujarat, the police detained her, Kanhaiya Kumar and other activists.

[10][11][12] But after that she recently changed her political view, resigned from BJP[13] and joined Nationalist Congress Party and contested in Manavadar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) by-election in March 2019.