Ahmedabad: Former Congressman and Gujarat OBC leader Alpesh Thakor Monday met Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel, triggering speculation that he may join the ruling BJP.
Thakor, the MLA from Radhanpur in Patan district, had quit the Congress before the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
Thakor met Patel at his Gandhinagar office for about half an hour, BJP sources said.
The OBC leader's associate and Congress MLA from Bayad Dhavalsinh Zala was also present at the meeting, they said.
However, what transpired in the meeting was not known as both Thakor and Zala could not be contacted despite repeated attempts.
The BJP appeared reluctant to provide details and speculate on the OBC leader's future course of action.
"There is no such development with regards to Alpesh Thakor (on joining the BJP) The meeting might be for some other reason as he is an MLA," state BJP spokesperson Bharat Pandya said.
However, speculation is rife among sections in both the Congress and the BJP here that he may be headed towards the saffron camp.