Goa politics news: Big jolt to Congress as former CM Digambar Kamat, 7 other MLAs to join ruling BJP
In the 40-member Goa Assembly, the Congress has 11 legislators and the BJP has 20.
In a similar move in July 2019, 10 Congress MLAs had switched over to the BJP. Pic: https://twitter.com/digambarkamat
Eight Congress MLAs from Goa are set to join the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, state BJP chief Sadanand Shet Tanavade told PTI on Wednesday.
In the 40-member Goa Assembly, the Congress has 11 legislators and the BJP has 20.
In a similar move in July 2019, 10 Congress MLAs had switched over to the BJP.
The 8 Congress MLAs are Digambar Kamat, Michael Lobo, Delilah Lobo, Rajesh Phaldesai, Kedar Naik, Sankalp Amonkar, Aleixo Sequeira and Rudolf Fernandes.
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Written By: PTI
Updated: Wed, Sep 14, 2022
12:11 PM IST
12:11 PM IST
New Delhi, PTI
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