RS poll: Major blow for Ahmed Patel, NCP to vote for BJP
August 07, 2017  21:02
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The Nationalist Congress Party on Monday evening announced it will support the Bharatiya Janata Party in Rajya Sabha Polls in Gujarat.

This has come as a major blow to Congress, which had announced having support of the NCP.

NCP leader Kandhal Jadeja told ANI that his party has decided to support the saffron outfit.

"Our party has asked us to support BJP in tomorrow's RS elections," Jadeja said.

However Congress' candidate Ahmed Patel earlier in the day said that the NCP is extending its support to him.

"The NCP has said that it will support Congress in the Rajya Sabha polls in Gujarat," Patel told ANI.

"I have full faith in my MLAs. Apart from these 44 (Congress) legislators, two of NCP, one of JD-U would vote for me," he told PTI.

The Gujarat Rajya Sabha election is slated to be held tomorrow for three seats.

The BJP has fielded party president Amit Shah, Union Minister Smriti Irani and Balwantsinh Rajput. -- ANI
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