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BJP rebels knock on Cong146;s door

The Congress has received 8220;requests8221; from BJP dissidents in Gujarat, including 11 MLAs and two MPs...

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The Congress has received 8220;requests8221; from BJP dissidents in Gujarat, including 11 MLAs and two MPs, to let them join the party. According to Congress sources, party President Sonia Gandhi will take a decision on the matter early next week. Sources said most of them are likely to be given a green signal.

8220;We would sit together 8212; three from their side and three from the Congress party 8212; and work out the modus operandi for the polls. We will also try and understand the expectations from each other,8221; said Union Minister Shankersinh Vaghela.

The two BJP MPs seeking entry into Congress include Somabhai Patel and Vallabh Kathiria, while the MLAs include Suresh Mehta, Dhiurubhai Gajera, Balubhai Tanti, Gordhan Zadafia and Siddharth Parmar, among others. According to sources, they have conveyed their request to Ahmed Patel, Political Secretary to Sonia Gandhi.

Congress sources said that while most of the BJP rebels were likely to be accommodated by the party, the leadership remained unsure about Gordhan Zadafia, who held Minister of State for Home portfolio in the Narendra Modi Government during the 2002 riots. On whether these dissidents would be given tickets, Vaghela said it would be decided by the party.

 

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