Gujarat Congress vice president, former MLA, Rajiv Gandhi Brigade president join BJP

Ahmedabad, 20 February 2014

Gujarat Congress’s vice president, former Congress MLA and Rajiv Gandhi loyalist Surendra Rajput and his son Saumil today joined BJP in Ahmedabad. Former Congress MLA Umedsinh Champawat, Rajiv Gandhi brigade’s president Ghanshyam Patel also joined Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) with over two dozen supporters at a simple function held at Ahmedabad based headquarters of BJP. State General Secretary Shankarbhai Chaudhary welcomed Surendrabhai and others to party by offering saffron scarfs. IK Jadeja, Kaushik Patel, Rakesh Shah were present on this occasion.

Rajput is based in Ahmedabad.He was General Secretary of his college in 1970s started his political career with INTUC(Congress party’s labour union) and fought for job-less mill workers. He was municipal Councillor during 1975-80. He was elected as MLA twice during 1980-90.

After joining the BJP, Rajput in his brief address before media said he gave 42 years to Congress, but finally took decision to join BJP after deep thought and after discussion with Congress supporters. Rajput said there’s natural wave in favor of Modi. He said Modi often says he is alone, but he is not alone because he has love of people and he is blessed by nature. Rajput said when son of Gujarat is progressing ahead, only discussions are not enough, one has to be ready to give life for that cause and we are here.