Gujaratis

Two Congress leaders, Naresh Raval and Raju Parmar, joined the BJP in Gujarat, on August 17 in the presence of State BJP President CR Patil. After joining the BJP, the leaders expressed disappointment with the Congress and said, they don't respect Gujarat and Gujarati leaders. Former Congress leaders said, "senior party leaders are sidelined, ignored and their views are never considered. Due to this, we have quit the party."