Cong MLAs to be flown back to Gujarat tomorrow: Gohil

Press Trust of India  |  Bengaluru 

legislators, camping at a private resort near here, will be flown back to their home state tomorrow morning, spokesperson told PTI here tonight.

"All the 44 legislators will be flown back to early morning. The flight carrying all of them is scheduled to land in around 5 am," he said.


Gohil refuted reports that the legislators would be flown to to meet the president.

The had sent 44 of its MLAs here on July 29 to fend off "poaching" attempts by the BJP, ahead of the August 8 polls, in which Ahmed Patel, the political secretary to chief Sonia Gandhi, is contesting.

"We have the numbers. The don't have the numbers. We will see to it that Patel wins the poll," Gohil said.

Earlier, Gohil had alleged that it was the which was spreading "canards" that the MLAs would first be flown to the national capital to meet Gandhi.

He also alleged that the saffron party was spreading "false reports" that the MLAs would use the 'NOTA' option in the polls to defeat Patel.

The has objected to the 'NOTA' option in the polls, which is being seen as a prestige battle for the party in

Gohil asserted that all the MLAs were "united" and that they would vote for Patel in the August 8 election.

Six of the 57 MLAs in have quit the party recently, with three of them joining the on July 28.

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