Gujarat: In a jolt to the opposition Congress ahead of the Assembly polls in Gujarat, senior MLA Mohansinh Rathva on Tuesday resigned as a party member and legislator. Rathva sent his resignation letter to state Congress chief Jagdish Thakor.
A prominent tribal leader, Rathva is a ten-time Member of the Legislative Assembly and currently represents the Chhota Udaipur constituency in central Gujarat. Recently, he had announced that he will not seek a ticket for the coming Assembly elections but wanted the party to field his son from his seat instead.
Congress Rajya Sabha MP Naran Rathva has also reportedly sought a ticket for his son from the same seat.
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