Reacting to Naik s resignation, state Congress chief Girish Chodankar said the party had disowned him long back and he was not even being considered as the party s candidate for the forthcoming state polls.
In another setback to the Congress ahead of Goa polls, party MLA and former chief minister Ravi Naik tendered his resignation from the state Assembly on Tuesday. Earlier, former Goa chief minister Luizinho Faleiro had resigned as Congress MLA in September this year and later joined the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress, which has decided to contest the state polls due
Senior Congress leader and former Goa chief minister Digambar Kamat on Sunday left for Delhi amid speculations that he may join the BJP to become the chief minister in wake of Manohar Parrikar’s deteriorating health. Although the Congress leader denied any such move, speculations were rife that he may be inducted into the BJP and given the chief minister’s post.
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Amid Congress desperate attempt to form the government with the support of over 21 legislators in the 40-member assembly in Goa, BJP Chief Amit Shah will meet the party leaders to formulate strategies in order to avoid any untoward incident in the state.