News18 has reported this morning that upto 16 Congress members of legislative assembly (MLA) will quit the party ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections this August This development comes close on the heels of party veteran Shankarsingh Vaghela’s resignation from the Congress.

As for the plans of those who’ve quit the News18 report says that three of the MLAs who have quit have already joined the Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). These three MLAs will not be qualified to vote during the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections as they’ve submitted their resignations as MLAs to the Gujarat legislative assembly speaker.