Gandhinagar: Several Aam Admi Party (AAP) and Congress cadres joined ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here in presence of party general secretaries Pradipsinh Gohil and Bhargav Bhatt.

Satishbhai Makwana, joint secretary of AAP Gujarat and Director of Baroda Dairy today joined ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at State party headquarters Shri Kamalam here. Satishbhai is known as Rajubhai Alwa. Satishbhai had been a contestant on assembly seat in the past. Another former assembly seat candidate from Vadodara, Jayshriben Gohil also joined BJP.

Among those who joined BJP today were:

Ratansinhji Solanki, AAP chief from Waghodia

Niranjan Joshi, Vadodara AAP vice president

Thakorbhai Parmar, Waghodia, AAP general secretary and Matar taluka panchayat member

Charanji Parmar, vice president Waghodia AAP

Jashwantsinh Gohil, secretary AAP waghodia

Vakhatsinh Solanki, Secretary AAP Waghodia

Pritesh Patel, Vadodara district AAP vice president

Bhavesh Patel, Vadodara district Congress secretary

Kamlesh Valia, Waghodia AAP social media president

Others: Congress cadres Harivadan Patel, Bhikhabhai Tailor, Pravinbhai Patel, AAP cadre Ayyub Solanki, AAP ST cell chief Arjun Vasava, some Sarpanchs and former Sarpanchs. DeshGujarat