Four Gujarat Congress MLAs Resign From Assembly Ahead Of Rajya Sabha Polls

With this, the strength of the Congress party in the 182-member Gujarat Assembly has come down to 69 from 73. The Congress had on Saturday shifted its 14 MLAs to Jaipur fearing horse-trading by the ruling BJP ahead of the Rajya Sabha polls.

In a setback for the Congress party in Gujarat, four MLAs have tendered their resignation to Assembly Speaker Rajendra Trivedi on Saturday.

Ahmedabad: In a setback for the Congress party in Gujarat, four MLAs have tendered their resignation to Assembly Speaker Rajendra Trivedi on Saturday. This comes ahead of the election to the four Rajya Sabha seats in the state which is scheduled to be held on March 26. The four Congress legislators tendered their resignation yesterday, which Trivedi has accepted. Trivedi told this to PTI on Sunday. He said he will announce the names of the legislators in the Legislative Assembly on Monday. "Four Congress MLAs tendered their resignation to me on Saturday, and I will announce their names in the Assembly tomorrow," he said. With this, the strength of the Congress party in the 182-member Gujarat Assembly has come down to 69 from 73. The Congress had on Saturday shifted its 14 MLAs to Jaipur fearing horse-trading by the ruling BJP ahead of the Rajya Sabha polls. Watch | After MP, crisis for Congress in Gujarat, 4 MLAs resign The BJP has fielded Abhay Bhardwaj, Ramila Bara and Narhari Amin for the election. Given its number in the Assembly, the ruling party can only win two seats unless it manages cross-voting from the opposition camp or ensures defection of Congress MLAs to win the third seat. The Congress has fielded senior leaders Shaktisinh Gohil and Bharatsinh Solanki. (with inputs from PTI)