Setback for Congress in Gujarat as Shankersinh Vaghela's son joins BJP

In yet another jolt for the Rahul Gandhi-led Congress party in Gujarat, Mahendrasinh Vaghela, the former Congress legislator and son of political heavyweight Shankersinh Vaghela, formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday.
The announcement in this regard was made by Gujarat BJP chief Jitubhai Vaghani on the sidelines of the Youth Parliament function which is being organised at the Karnavati University in Gandhinagar. BJP chief Amit Shah will open the Youth Parliament later today. 
The development took place nearly 48 hours after the BJP chief Amit Shah arrived in his home state  Gujarat. Amit Shah, who has been credited for engineering these defections, landed in Ahmedabad on Thursday evening and performed the sacred ''Manglaa Arti'' to open the traditional Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in early hours of Saturday.

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