New Delhi: Congress MLAs who were staying Bengaluru's Eagleton Resort, returned back to Ahmedabad on Monday ahead of crucial Rajya Sabha elections. Elections for three seats of Rajya Sabha from Gujarat will be held on Tuesday at Gandhinagar. 

BJP National President Amit Shah, Union Minister for Textile and Information and Broadcasting Smriti Irani and Balwantsinh Rajput are contesting as BJP candidates, while Ahmed Patel is contesting from Congress party on third seat.

According to media reports, Congress has claimed that their MLAs were united and would vote in favour of Congress candidate Ahmed Patel.

Meanwhile, BJP President Amit Shah is in Ahmedabad since Sunday and busy in finalizing party’s strategy for Tuesday’s election. At the other end, Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel is also busy in meeting with senior Congress leaders.