Gujarat elections 2017: BJP leader Jetha Solanki may join Congress for ticket

Gujarat BJP leader Jetha Solanki, who resigned from all the posts in his party on Saturday, is likely to join the Congress soon. 

Solanki is a Dalit leader and MLA from Kodinar seat in Gir Somnath district. It is said that Solanki will contest the polls from the same seat as the Congress candidate. Solanki was also a parliamentary secretary in Gujarat government and resigned from that post too.

Solanki had a meeting in Kodinar with his supporters where he hinted at joining the Congress soon. He said, "I can join the Congress if they give me a ticket. If the BJP does not find me suitable, I would contest from Congress and prove my might."

"Congress has contacted me and I could join them.On the other side, BJP is trying to muzzle my voice," added Solanki.

A senior leader of BJP said, "Solanki is very skeptical. He had started suspicious activities one year back. He wrote his resignation six months back also but we convinced him to not to do so."