BJP will win 3 seats, Ahmed Patel will definitely lose: Guj CM Vijay Rupani

A day before the Rajya Sabha elections, 44 Gujarat Congress legislators who were staying Bengaluru`s Eagleton Resort, have returned to their home state.

The 44 Gujarat MLAs arrived in Ahmedabad amid heavy security

Bengaluru/Ahmedabad: A day before the Rajya Sabha elections, 44 Gujarat Congress legislators who were staying Bengaluru`s Eagleton Resort, have now back and staying at a resort near Ahmedabad. The MLAs arrived at Ahmedabad's Kempegowda International Airport in the wee hours of August 7 amid heavy security. Congress leader Ahmed Patel will meet all MLAs at the resort this evening, informed the chief whip of Congress in Gujarat Assembly, Shailesh Parmar.

Earlier visuals of Gujarat Congress MLAs onboard flight to Ahmedabad; now they've been taken to a resort #Gujarat. pic.twitter.com/Tvm3kYT9wn — ANI (@ANI_news) August 7, 2017

Commenting on the development, BJP leader and Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said that "BJP will win 3 seats and Ahmed Patel will definitely lose,"  further adding, "People are dying in flood and MLAs are enjoying in resort. Their (Cong) MLAs not under their control. They don't trust them."

Congress lawmaker DK Suresh on Sunday told ANI, “All of them (Gujarat Congress MLAs staying in Bengaluru resort) are happy, tomorrow or day after tomorrow they may leave," further adding, "Gujarat Congress is united, MLAs want to vote Ahmed Patel and will get back seat of Congress."

The MLAs will cast their votes for upcoming Rajya Sabha polls on August 8.

"To ensure that BJP is not successful in its mission, 44 of us Congress MLAs are leaving from Gujarat for Bengaluru. To hide their failure, the saffron party is trying to make sure our MLAs resign by offering money and through police pressure," said Congress MLA Shailesh Parmar.

BJP kabhi alpmat ko bahumat mein nahi badal payegi,jantantra ka apmaan, bahumat ka anaadar BJP ka charitra ban gaya hai: R Surjewala, Cong pic.twitter.com/FNm3UZALdg — ANI (@ANI_news) August 7, 2017

Earlier, six Gujarat Congress legislators, including Shankersinh Vaghela, resigned from the party to join the BJP. Congress alleged that state BJP had offered Rs 15 crore to each of its MLAs alongwith a ticket in Gujarat polls along and funds to contest the elections. Following this, the Congress shipped away the 44 MLAs to Karnatala to prevent them defecting before the Rajya Sabha polls.

Last week, the Income Tax department raided several premises owned by Karnataka Minister DK Shivakumar and his family, including Bengaluru`s Eagleton Resort where the 44 legislators were staying.