Congress Will Defeat BJP In 2022 Gujarat Polls: MLA Jignesh Mevani
NDTV
Independent Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani said the Congress played a key role in Indian independence movement and he has decided to join the Sonia Gandhi-led party as he thinks it can end the "misrule" of the BJP.
Independent Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani, who has extended his support to the Congress, on Wednesday expressed confidence that the opposition party will defeat the ruling BJP in the 2022 assembly elections.
Mr Mevani said the Congress played a key role in Indian independence movement and he has decided to join the Sonia Gandhi-led party as he thinks it can end the "misrule" of the BJP.
"I would like to thank Congress workers and leaders for welcoming me to the party headquarters here in Ahmedabad," Mr Mevani told reporters.
The legislator from the Vadgam assembly constituency has extended his support to the Congress, but has not taken formal membership of the party so far due to technical reasons (he will lose his MLA status).He came to the Congress headquarters here on Wednesday for the first time after deciding to join the party.
