Another Gujarat Congress MLA, Arvind Ladani, has tendered his resignation to Assembly Speaker Shankar Chaudhary. After meeting with Gujarat BJP state president CR Paatil, Ladani, representing Manavadar, decided to step down. Manavadar Assembly falls under the Porbandar Lok Sabha constituency.
After resigning as Manavadar's MLA, Ladani stated, 'I’ve resigned for my constituency's development. In the next two days, I’ll join the BJP as per a planned event. My assembly's workers wished that I join BJP. I will contest the by-election from Manavadar. Being part of the government will expedite development of my region. Development is the sole reason for my resignation. I wasn’t bribed for my resignation, and I don’t have or need any money.'
Defeated BJP's Jawahar Chavda
In Gujarat Assembly Elections 2022, Ladani had defeated BJP's Jawahar Chavda. He's considered a close aide of Arjun Modhwadia, who had resigned from the Congress to join BJP two days prior. According to sources, more Congress MLAs may switch to the BJP in the coming days.
Gujarat Assembly now has 176 Members
Following Ladani's resignation, the total number of MLAs in the Gujarat Assembly has decreased from 182 to 176. As of today, four from Congress, one from AAP, and one independent MLA have resigned.
