GANDHINAGAR: Even as the Gujarat unit of the Congress is busy making preparations for the Congress running committee (CWC) meeting to held in Ahmedabad on March 12, political circles had been abuzz with communicate of Alpesh Thakor, the first-time Congress MLA from Radhanpur, defecting to the BJP at the side of half a dozen Congress MLAs.
Thakor has remained non-committal, saying he's going to discuss with participants of his Kshatriya Thakor Sena, sooner than making an announcement about his political long term. Thakor said he's going to expose his choice on Friday afternoon. With Alpesh Thakore’s impending exit, the Congress switched into damage-control mode, at the same time as most of its senior leaders have been preoccupied with the CWC preparations. The CWC meeting is being held in Gujarat after greater than 5 many years.
The names of at least seven Congress MLAs who will most likely hand over the party at the side of Alpesh Thakore have been doing the rounds for the closing 48 hours. These include Dhavalsinh Zala from Bayad, Bharatji Thakor from Becharaji, Chandanji Thakor from Siddhpur, Soma Ganda Koli Patel from Limbdi, Vimal Chudasama from Somnath, Kirit Patel from Patan and Lalit Vasoya from Dhoraji. None of these MLAs have said they are going to sign up for the BJP.
Apart from Dhavalsinh Zala, who says he's going to stand by way of Alpesh Thakor, the others said they wouldn't sign up for the BJP under any circumstances. Zala said, “No choice has been taken on this so far and no dialogue has came about either. I am with Alpesh Thakor and can proceed to remain so. Soma Ganda Patel brush apart the query saying, “I am within the Congress so far. Let people say no matter they would like.”“I want to know who is spreading rumours that I will sign up for the BJP. I would favor suicide to becoming a member of the BJP. Four months in the past, a BJP chief offered me a Lok Sabha ticket which I refused. After that, no person within the BJP has dared to means me,” Vasoya said. Kirit Patel, the MLA from Patan, said, “I will by no means sign up for the BJP. People misconstrued my appreciation of the federal government’s removal of the corrupt vice-chancellor of Patan University as an indication of me becoming a member of the BJP.” Siddhpur MLA Chandanji Thakor said, “These are rumours planted by way of the BJP. I request the media to not to spread those rumours. There is no query of me becoming a member of the BJP.”
Thakor has remained non-committal, saying he's going to discuss with participants of his Kshatriya Thakor Sena, sooner than making an announcement about his political long term. Thakor said he's going to expose his choice on Friday afternoon. With Alpesh Thakore’s impending exit, the Congress switched into damage-control mode, at the same time as most of its senior leaders have been preoccupied with the CWC preparations. The CWC meeting is being held in Gujarat after greater than 5 many years.
The names of at least seven Congress MLAs who will most likely hand over the party at the side of Alpesh Thakore have been doing the rounds for the closing 48 hours. These include Dhavalsinh Zala from Bayad, Bharatji Thakor from Becharaji, Chandanji Thakor from Siddhpur, Soma Ganda Koli Patel from Limbdi, Vimal Chudasama from Somnath, Kirit Patel from Patan and Lalit Vasoya from Dhoraji. None of these MLAs have said they are going to sign up for the BJP.
Apart from Dhavalsinh Zala, who says he's going to stand by way of Alpesh Thakor, the others said they wouldn't sign up for the BJP under any circumstances. Zala said, “No choice has been taken on this so far and no dialogue has came about either. I am with Alpesh Thakor and can proceed to remain so. Soma Ganda Patel brush apart the query saying, “I am within the Congress so far. Let people say no matter they would like.”“I want to know who is spreading rumours that I will sign up for the BJP. I would favor suicide to becoming a member of the BJP. Four months in the past, a BJP chief offered me a Lok Sabha ticket which I refused. After that, no person within the BJP has dared to means me,” Vasoya said. Kirit Patel, the MLA from Patan, said, “I will by no means sign up for the BJP. People misconstrued my appreciation of the federal government’s removal of the corrupt vice-chancellor of Patan University as an indication of me becoming a member of the BJP.” Siddhpur MLA Chandanji Thakor said, “These are rumours planted by way of the BJP. I request the media to not to spread those rumours. There is no query of me becoming a member of the BJP.”
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