Cong's Gujarat MLAs flown to Bengaluru as party grapples with exodus

July 28, 2017 23:18

Congress flew most of its Gujarat MLAs out of the state in a midnight flight to Bengaluru on Friday, an apparent attempt to keep the flock together after a string of resignations rocked the party.

Six MLAs have resigned from the party in the last two days, spelling trouble for Ahmed Patel, Congress president Sonia Gandhis political secretary, who has filed papers seeking a fifth term in the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat.

The Congress MLAs have been threatened, coerced and bribed by the BJP in Gujarat. They are no longer feeling safe here. So they have decided to go out of the state, said senior Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia.

Congress chief whip Shailesh Parmar said, 44 MLAs are flying out together to Bengaluru.

According to reports, they will stay at a resort until polling on August 8.

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