Ahmedabad: A day after a section of agitating Patel leaders expressed their willingness for peace talks with the Gujarat government, quota agitation spearhead Hardik Patel on Thursday began an indefinite fast at a jail in Surat district seeking reservation for the community.

According to sources, the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leader in a letter to the Lajpore jail superintendent conveyed his decision to sit on an indefinite fast from Saturday but he gave up food and water on Thursday itself.