Rajkot: Former Congress MLA Indranil Rajguru joined the Aam Aadmi Get together (AAP) together with two occasion councillors on Thursday.
Rajguru, who was the richest MLA in Gujarat, had received the Rajkot (east) constituency seat within the 2012 meeting election. In 2017, he determined to depart his protected seat and take then chief minister Vijay Rupani head-on from Rajkot (west) seat solely to chew the mud.
“I'm becoming a member of the AAP as a result of it has emerged as the most suitable choice to serve the individuals in a greater means. Furthermore, I really feel that solely the AAP has the power to uproot the BJP in Gujarat,” he stated.
Councillors Vashram Sagathiya and Komal Bharai additionally joined Arvind Kejriwal’s occasion together with Rajguru. Congress had received solely 4 seats out of the 72 seats in Rajkot Municipal Company (RMC) polls in 2020.
It’s believed that he'll contest election on AAP ticket within the meeting polls scheduled later this 12 months.
When contacted, Rajguru advised TOI: “I don’t wish to touch upon Congress however I consider that AAP is able to defeating BJP within the election, so I joined this occasion. AAP’s people-oriented work in well being and schooling in Delhi and Punjab is interesting to voters.”
In the meantime, Sagathia stated, “I have been a corporator for 15 years and twice served as Chief of the Opposition. Our work has been seen by the individuals of Gujarat. For the primary time, the AAP ran for workplace and completed second in Gujarat. I've determined to hitch AAP after being deeply impressed by the views and actions of Delhi’s chief minister Arvind Kejriwal.”