Former Congress MLA Manilal Vaghela, who was denied ticket by the party in the 2017 Gujarat Assembly elections, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday along with several of his supporters, ahead of the State polls due in December this year.
Gujarat BJP president C.R. Paatil welcomed Mr. Vaghela with a party scarf at the 'Vijay Vishwas Sammelan' in Vadgam town of Banaskantha district.
Mr. Vaghela had won the 2012 State election on Congress's ticket from Vadgam seat, but was denied ticket in the 2017 Assembly election after the party decided to support independent candidate and Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani, who won by defeating his BJP rival.
