With two more sitting Congress MlA decided to migrate into BJP fold, the Congress reduced further in Gujarat Assembly after the 2012 Gujarat polls from 60 to 53 in 182 member house.
On Monday Chhabil Patel, MlA from Abadasa constituency in Kutch and tribal MlA Prabhu Vasava who elected from Mandvi constituency in South Gujarat resigned as MlA and joined the saffron brigade. After 2012 Assembly elections, Vithal Radadia and his son Jayesh left the Congress and joined BJP. In last fortnight three other sitting Congress MlAs including Bavku Undhad, Jasabhai Barad and Rajendrasinh Chavda joined BJP.