Vadodara, Mar 23 (PTI) : In another show of loyalty this time far west, Gujarat BJP members have weighed their newly-appointed state president with bottles full of their blood and bagful of coins. 

 
Days after BSP chief Mayawati was offered currency garlands by her party workers, a smiling Ranchhodbhai C Faldu sat with folded hands on one side of the scale, while party workers placed boxes containing blood bottles on the other.

Later, bagful of coins were also put on the scale to honour Faldu, who weighs 75 kgs, at the felicitation function held near jubilee garden area late last night. The event was organised by the local unit of the party.

President of the BJP's city unit Bharat Dangar told PTI "they had collected 312 bottles of blood which was donated by the party workers. The total weight of the two boxes containing the bottles was 100 kgs".

Bagful of coins in the denomination of Rs five, Rs two and Rs one was also placed on the scale to weigh Faldu, he said. Faldu, however, announced donation of the blood bottles to Sir Sayajirao Gaekwad Hospital run by the Gujarat government.

Faldu said Rs 20,000 collected in coins will be used for the education of the girl child.