Former Gujarat Congress MLA Ashvin Kotwal to join BJP on May 3
India Today
The Khedbrahma MLA is set to join the BJP on Tuesday.
In a big blow to Congress before the Gujarat assembly polls, the Khedbrahma MLA Ashvin Kotwal has exited the party to join the BJP.
Kotwal is set to join the party on Tuesday.
For some time now, the tribal leader Kotwal had been dissatisfied with the Congress because he had not been given the post of Leader of Opposition in the assembly.
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On joining the BJP, Kotwal said, “I have been working as an MLA from Congress in Gujarat since 2007. I have seen Narendra Modi’s style of working since he was Chief Minister of Gujarat. I have been impressed by him since then. But had stayed in Congress because of the ideology.”
He further added, “Now it seems that if I want to bring about the development of the tribals in my area and work for them, then only BJP can bring growth and development. Hence, this is why I am associating with the BJP.”
The Khedbrahma seat of Sabarkantha district is reserved for Adivasi candidates. The BJP has never won on this seat. Therefore, the party needed a strong face which could help them achieve their target of 150 seats in the upcoming Gujarat election through the tribal vote bank.
