If he joins Congress, the party plans to project the assembly polls as a 'battle between a Gujarati Patel and Maharashtrian Patil'. However, BJP, aiming at staging its best electoral show, and the Aam Aadmi Party are also in touch with Patel. He has already indicated his interest in joining electoral politics but has been less than forthcoming about his choice of party and has maintained a suspense till now.
