Gandhinagar: It seems there’s some policy shift coming in Gujarat BJP. For last few years, BJP in Gujarat is seen inducting number of Congress leaders to its fold, especially the MLAs. This now happens regularly ahead of general elections and Rajya Sabah polls. However today while addressing the party workers in Surat city, Gujarat BJP’s new president CR Patil questioned this convention and indicated a change.

‘I have just received a reporting as a State party chief that some Congress men have joined BJP in Kaprada where assembly seat by-poll is pending. I believe that, OK tell me, do we want the situation to continue that Congress persons join us or we need to induct them and then we win elections?’

Party workers loudly replied, ‘No’.

Patil continued and said, ‘this voice should go across the country that BJP workers fight and win on their own strength. That is their habit, that pride, that guts need to be put in action.

Patil further said, ‘we don’t need a situation in which that someone has to be inducted and then we become happy that with his induction we have become further strong. We don’t need that. We have to fight based on our strength. When I contest elections, Congress persons would come to me and convey their offer to help me. I would reply, hey you can’t help your own party with loyalty, and you are offering me your help? I have full trust on my own party workers. You continue to oppose me and fight against me in full strength. I don’t need your help. Gujarat BJP workers only have power to tell this.’

DeshGujarat