Three independent MLAs extend support to BJP in Gujarat
The Hindu
The three legislators also gave Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat letters of their support to the ruling part
Three rebel Bharatiya Janata Party leaders elected as independent MLAs in the recently held Gujarat Assembly elections on Tuesday extended support to the ruling BJP in the State.
Ahead of commencement of the first session of the newly-formed 15th Legislative Assembly in Gandhinagar on Tuesday morning, the three independent MLAs - Dhavalsinh Zala, Dharmendrasinh Vaghela and Mavjibhai Desai - called on Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat at the Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar and informed him about their decision to support the BJP.
The three legislators also gave Mr. Devvrat letters of their support to the ruling party. In their letters, having common text, the MLAs said they decided to support the BJP as they were inspired by the pro-people work of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.
Later, the three legislators met newly-elected Assembly Speaker Shankar Chaudhary and conveyed their decision to support the ruling fold.
In the just-concluded Assembly elections, the BJP retained power by winning 156 out of the total 182 Assembly seats in the state.
The Congress bagged only 17 seats, five seats went to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), three seats were won by independents and one by the Samajwadi Party.
Mr. Zala, Mr. Vaghela and Mr. Desai were associated with the BJP before their decision to contest as independent candidates. They had been suspended by the BJP for contesting as independents.
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