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Gujarat Rajya Sabha polls: Congress accuses BJP of poaching MLAs

Hit by three resignations in its legislative rank in a week, the Congress in Gujarat is shifting all its MLAs to a resort in Abu Road in party-ruled Rajasthan, alleging the ruling BJP was indulging in horse-trading ahead of the June 19 polls for four Rajya Sabha seats.

More than 20 Congress MLAs have already arrived at the resort, a party source said on Monday. The shifting of MLAs to Congress-ruled Rajasthan will allow the party to focus on drawing up its strategy for the crucial Rajya Sabha elections for which it has fielded two candidates, the source said.

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