Former Congress MLA Dalsukh Prajapati, son join BJP

Ahmedabad | Thursday | 14th September, 2017

Summary:

Amid the ongoing wave of defections in the Congress, veteran Congress leader and former MLA Dalsukh Prajapati joined BJP along with son Rajesh Prajapati on Wednesday. Dalsukh’s son Rajesh said they did not join the BJP with an aim to get ticket in the upcoming Assembly polls. Commenting on Dalsukh’s exit, state Congress president Bharatsinh Solanki said: “Dalsukh was always on the BJP’s side. Dalsukh, the former mayor of Vadodara, had rejoined Congress in January this year, almost two years after he had quit the party. Senior Congress leader Thakor Patel from Karjan Taluka of Vadodara also joined the BJP along with his 70 supporters..