In a setback to the Opposition Congress ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, its Gujarat unit working president Ambarish Der resigned from the party on March 4 and said he will join the ruling BJP on March 5.
Just ahead of his announcement, Gujarat Congress president Shaktisinh Gohil told reporters that during a meeting held on March 3 night, the party’s disciplinary committee suspended Mr. Der from all party posts and as primary member of the Congress for a period of six years for his “anti-party activities”.
Notably, Mr. Gohil’s statement came immediately after local TV channels aired visuals of Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president C.R. Paatil visiting former MLA Der’s residence in Ahmedabad in the morning.
