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Gujarat: AIMIM backs Independents, denies BJP energy in Godhra

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Seven AIMIM members in Gujarat’s Godhra municipality on Wednesday prolonged assist to 17 Independents to disclaim the BJP one other time period in energy after being the ruling occasion since 2002.
The AIMIM, which gained seven Godhra municipality seats in its debut within the state’s politics, prolonged unconditional assist to 17 Independents to kind the board, with the posts of president and vice chairman going to Independents Sanjay Soni and Akram Patel respectively, AIMIM state president Sabir Kabliwala mentioned.

“Out of seventeen Independents who are part of the 44 -strong board, five are non-Muslims. We were successful in stopping BJP from returning to power in Godhra municipality,” Kabliwala advised PTI.

In polls held on February 28, the BJP and Independents gained 18 seats every, the AIMIM bought seven and one went to the Congress.