Former Congress MP Naran Rathwa and Youth Congress leader Sangramsinh Rathwa said they decided to join the BJP due to ‘demoralisation from lack of decision-making’ in Congress.
In Gujarat, the two parties are at loggerheads over Bharuch, with AAP pushing for Dediapada MLA Chaitar Vasava while Ahmed Patel’s son Faisal has claimed he is contesting
The leaders voiced their dissatisfaction soon after reports on the two parties finalising their seat-sharing alliance in various states, including Gujarat, emerged Thursday. The parties are expected to announce the names Friday.
Former Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) President Jagdish Thakor and party leader Indranil Rajyaguru undertook a "route recce" on the tribal belt from Chhota Udepur to Netrang in Bharuch Monday to plan pit stops and night halts for the upcoming Gujarat leg of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Nyay Yatra.
The streak of Gujarat leaders resigning from their respective parties and joining BJP goes on. With the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in touching distance, veteran Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia is likely to join the BJP in February, according to sources.