As many as 200 Congress party men jointed BJP Bharatiya Janta Party on the final day of campaigning for Lok Sabha 2024 elections in Gujarat.
Gujarat Congress leaders felt low with dimishing presence in Gujarat and hence decided to join BJP, aligning themselves with their vision for nation-building. Additionally, they will give full support to Purshottam Rupala and the BJP said a Congress leader who changed the party.
Earlier on May 4, Ashok Dangar, ex Rajkot Mayor and a senior Congress leader, officially joined BJP in a ceremony attended by BJP Pradesh Vice President Bharat Boghra and local BJP candidate Parshottam Rupala. In a synchronised move, Boghra, Rajkot’s ex Deputy Mayor and ex-Chairman of Congress State OBC Cell, and three Mahamantri from Rajkot Congress, also joined their allegiance to the BJP.
