Congress Deputy Mayor, councillors join BJP in Junagadh

Rajkot, 2 June, 2014

Congress party’s 8 Councillors including Deputy Mayor and Standing Committee Chairman in Junagadh joined BJP today in Rajkot in a press conference held in presence of BJP leader Vijay Rupani and Narhari Amin.

Speaking to media persons, Deputy Mayor Girishbhai Kotecha said he had spoken to Rahul Gandhi himself in the past over whatever was going on in party, but there was no result. It seems they(Rahul and his team) sit in Air Conditioned rooms only without any connection with people. There’s nothing left in Congress.

Girishbhai said he has been party president in the past and Deputy Mayor for man years, he and others are joining BJP without any condition.Girishbhai said he had meeting with Anandiben Patel before joining BJP.

Junagadh Municipal Corporation is only Congress ruled Municipal Corporation in Gujarat. Its five year term is going to end on 31st July.

Who joined?

Girish Kotecha (Mayor)
Bhagabhai Rada(Standing Committee Chairman)
Divaliben Parmar
Naranbhai Rada
Kishorbhai Ajwani
Kirit Bhibha
Saminaben Shant
Dharmendrabhai Ahya

There are 51 seats in JMC with BJP 23, Congress 24, BSP 3 and independent 1. Now Congress supporter BSP’s 2 and Congress’s 6, thus in total 8 Councillors have joined BJP. One independent Councillor also supports BJP. Thus BJP has majority of 32 Councillors now. With this BJP enjoys majority in all Municipal Corporations now.

Junagadh city Congress General Secretary Shailesh Saxena, Ravibhai Chauhan, city youth Congress president Bharatbhai Raninga, former councilor and Bhagabhai’s son Balabhai also joined BJP.