Who are patels of MP?

I am looking to buy agri land in near future in MP just want to understand the rural geopolitical structure. Are patels of MP same as UP /Gujarat . In UP patels are kurmi kshatriya and in Gujarat , descendents of kurmis of proto punjab are leava and kadeva patel . Who are the patidars of MP do they carry same influence as jats in haryana/ UP /rajasthan. What is the land encroachment scene there ? Does caste politics like in UP save or make some vulnerable to land enroachment . After talking to some I got to know that thakurs and patels are influential in rural agri land structure that is why asking this