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Gujarat Congress in a huddle over alarming exodus of MLAs
July 28, 2017
Facing an alarming exodus on MLAs, the Congress party in Gujarat huddled
on Friday to discuss their future strategy ahead of Rajya Sabha
elections .
Congress top brass Ahmed Patel, Ashok Gehlot and
Randeep Singh Surjewala held a key meeting with Gujarat Congress MLAs
amidst the resignations of six MLAs since yesterday.
Meanwhile, Ramsinh Parmar has become the sixth Congress MLA to submit his resignation.
Earlier in the day two Congress MLAs, Maan Singh Chouhan and Sana Bhai Choudhari offered their resignations.
This
came a day after three Congress MLAs, P. I. Patel, Balwantsinh Rajput
and Tejashree Patel quit the party and joined the BJP.
Speaking on the issue, Gujarat Assembly Speaker Ramanbhai
Vora said that nine MLAs have given resignation since yesterday, but he
received only five resignations in paper.
"I got the resignation
of the three MLAs of Gujarat yesterday. Sana Bhai Choudhari gave me his
resignation. Maan Singh Chauhan gave me his resignation today. No one
has asked for the time, whoever will come to my office, I will talk to
them," he added.
This comes when the Rajya Sabha election is around the corner in Gujarat.
BJP chief Amit Shah and Union Minister Smriti Irani will contest for Rajya Sabha elections from Gujarat.
Currently, Shah is an MLA from Gujarat's Naranpura constituency.
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