Two Gujarat Congress MLAs, Akshay Patel, and Jitu Bhai Chaudhary have resigned ahead of Rajya Sabha elections which are to be held on 19th June. The resignation was voluntary and is considered as a big blow to the Congress. Earlier in March, five Congress MLAs had resigned, including Limdi MLA Somabhai Patel, Dhari MLA JV Kakadia, Abdasa MLA Pradyuman Singh Jadeja, Dang MLA Mangal Gavit, and Gadda MLA Praveen Maru.