Soon after Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi resigned as Gujarat Chief Minister as well as MlA of Maninagar (Ahmedabad) constituency, another eight Gujarat MlAs including two Ministers resigned and marched to Delhi to attend the high-profile swearing-in ceremony of the next Prime Minister of India, on May 26 at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Apart from Modi, these eight MlAs also contested the lok Sabha elections and won from their respective constituencies.These MlAs turned Members of Parliament (MP) are Khambhalia MlA Poonam Madam who won from Jamnagar constituency, Anand MlA Dilip Patel contested from Anand lok Sabha constituency, limkheda MlA Jaswantsinh Bhabhor (Dahod), Deesa MlA liladhar Vaghela (Patan), Matar MlA Devusinh Chauhan (Kheda), Talaja MlA Bharti Shyal (Bhavnagar), Mangrol MlA Rajesh Chudasama (Junagadh) and Tankara MlA Mohan Kundariya (Rajkot).
Of them, Bhabhor and Vaghela were Ministers of the State in the Modi Government. All eight MlAs submitted their resignations to Gujarat Assembly Speaker Vajubhai Vala. Talking to The Pioneer, BJP Chief Whip in Gujarat Assembly Pankaj Desai said that MlAs were waiting for Narendra Modi to resign as MlA, once he resigned on Wednesday, remaining eight followed their leader on the next day after the new Chief Minister’s oath-taking ceremony completed.
Modi, who contested from from the lok Sabha constituencies — Vadodara in Gujarat as well as Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, is likely to retain Varanasi seat and expected to resign from Vadodara.Sources in the State Election Commission said that the officials would wait for the Modi’s decision and after that the date for the nine Assembly segments and probably on the lok Sabha constituency would be announced.
Amit Shah takes A well-deserved break
Architect of the BJP’s spectacular performance in Uttar Pradesh, Amit Shah was in relaxed mood with his family during his brief visit to Gujarat. The Naranpura MlA and the saffron party’s national general secretary, who is also the in-charge of UP was spotted at Ahmedabad’s famous Manek Chowk food bazaar (street food) late in the night along with his family and friends.
With his increasing importance within the party, he also enjoyed celebrity status as his fans crowded him and some of them asked for his autographs too. His photographs pertaining to ‘enjoying panipuri’ became viral on social media instantly.