RS poll: BJP MLA says he cross-voted for Ahmed Patel

August 09, 2017 00:52

Nalin Kotadiya, an MLA form Gujarat Parivartan Party which was merged in the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2014, says he cross-voted for Congress candidate Ahmed Patel in the Rajya Sabha polls.

He put out a video on social media accepting that he voted for Patel.

He also claimed that there could be more cross-votes from the BJP.

The result of the poll is expected shortly.

IMAGE: Congress leader Ahmed Patel after casting vote for the Rajya Sabha election at the Secretariat in Gandhinagar on Tuesdsay. Photograph: PTI Photo

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