NCP has announced its support to me: Ahmed Patel

Ahmedabad: Rajya Sabha election candidate and senior Congress leader today said Sharad Pawar led Nationalist Congress Party(NCP) has announced its support to him in Rajya Sabha election tomorrow. When asked about NCP support, Ahmed Patel during his interaction with media persons said: I have just received a message that NCP has announced its support to my candidature. The party will issued a whip accordingly.

It should be mentioned that NCP has two MLAs in Gujarat assembly.

Earlier in the morning today, NCP MLA Jayant Patel had told media persons that he along with another NCP MLA Kandhal Jadeja would cast vote tomorrow in Rajya Sabha polls as per the directive received from party’s central leadership. He also said that a meeting in this regard was going on in Delhi in presence of Sharad Pawar, Praful Patel and Tariq Anwar and appropriate decision would be taken in this meeting on tomorrow’s voting.

Ahmed Patel in his brief interaction with media said he had full trust on MLAs and he was confident of winning the polls.

When asked about Raksha Bandhan, Ahmed Patel said couple of MLAs refused to leave the resort even when their close relatives had expired. This is their commitment.

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