Goa was one of the priority "khela hobe" grounds for the TMC and its supremo Mamata Banerjee in their expansion drive. However, the state is proving to be a tough nut to crack for the West Bengal-based party.
Among the 11 names hurriedly declared, TMC’s newly minted Rajya Sabha MP Luizinho Faleiro’s stands out, who is pitched to contest against GFP leader Vijai Sardesai.
A month after switching over to the Trinamool Congress from the Congress and just weeks ahead of the assembly elections, former Goa MLA Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco on Sunday quit the Mamata Banerjee-led party.