In a major boost to Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), former Gujarat Chief Minister Shankersinh Vaghela joins the party in presence of chief Sharad Pawar in Ahmedabad. Vaghela was earlier in Congress, but later in 2017 quit the party before the state assembly elections.
The move is looked as an important one ahead of the Lok Sabha election. Gujarat has 26 Lok Sabha seats, all won by BJP in 2014 elections.