Gujarat Rajya Sabha election for 3 seats: NCP to support BJP
Today NCP Nationalist Congress Party announced it will support BJP Bharatiya Janata Party for election of 3 Rajya Sabha seats from Gujarat. In a major setback to Congress, which had announced having the support of the NCP. Kandhal Jadeja of NCP said that his party has decided to support BJP.
However, Ahmed Patel of Congress earlier in the day said that the NCP is extending its support to him.The Gujarat Rajya Sabha election is scheduled to be held Tuesday on 8th August for 3 seats. BJP has 3 nomiations of party president Amit Shah, Union Minister Smriti Irani and Balwantsinh Rajput.