While the strength of Congress MLAs in the Assembly at 51, seven MLAs, including Vaghela who has quit the Congress party, have not confirmed whether they will vote for Patel or not. However, late in the evening, NCP MLA Kandhal Jadeja said he and his party MLA Jayant Patel would vote for Balvantsinh Rajput, the former Congress MLA who is contesting as BJP’s third candidate. Congress was also hopeful of getting the vote of Nalin Kotadiya, who was elected on Gujarat Parivartan Party ticket, which later merged with the BJP. Congress MLA Shailesh Parmar said, “All the 44 MLAs who had gone to Bengaluru will vote for Ahmedbhai. RACING FOR GAME OF THRONESAhmed PatelOne of the most powerful leaders in the Congress party.

Source: dna August 08, 2017 02:16 UTC