Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Tuesday made a fervent appeal to former party leader Shankersinh Vaghela over the Gujarat Rajya Sabha Polls, reminding him not to forget what the grand old party has done for him over the past years.


Singh took to Twitter to remind Vaghela of his Rajput roots and said that he should stay true to his party.


"My fervent appeal to Bapu Shankar Singhji Vaghela as an individual and his brother who hosted him in Khajuraho before he became CM. Don't forget what Congress has done for you. You are a Rajput. Please ensure Ahmed Bhai's victory. He has been our friend and supporter," Singh tweeted.


Singh further wrote that whatever issue is their will be resolved within the party and requested Vaghela to not to ditch the Congress."Whatever your issues in Congress we shall resolve within. Don't ditch and support your old chela who is taking the whole country for a ride," he said.


However, despite Singh's request, Vaghela did not vote for Patel and said there was no point voting for the grand old party as they are never going to win the elections.


"The entire nation will face the impact and effect of this election. I tried to explain a lot to the Congress party before the elections, they didn't listen, following which I left the party. Now when the Congress Party is not going to win the elections, there was no point giving my votes to it," Vaghela told the reporters after casting his vote.


Expressing sorrow for not voting for Patel, Vaghela further said the Congress party shouldn't have put the reputation of the former on stake, when the party knew that their MLAs were resigning."It is not even sure that all the 44 MLAs of the Congress will vote for the same person, they may also do cross voting. That's why there is no chance of the Congress Party winning this seat. So, I have not given my vote to Ahmed Patel," he said.


However, Vaghela did not confirm whether he voted for the BJP candidate or opted for NOTA (none of the above). Meanwhile, two Congress MLA Dharmendra Jadeja and Raghavji Patel have voted for the BJP.


"There are only two parties in Gujarat - Congress and BJP. If I'm not with Congress, you know where will I be," Congress MLA Raghavji Patel said after casting his vote for the BJP.