All 40 candidates of Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party in Goa have signed an affidavit promising to remain loyal to the party, and work honestly if elected.
Aparna Yadav, married to Akhilesh Yadav's brother, joined the BJP on Wednesday, in a blow to the Samajwadi Party just weeks before the Uttar Pradesh election.
Amit Palekar, the Aam Aadmi Party's chief ministerial candidate for the February 14 Goa polls, is a newcomer in politics, but belongs to the numerically significant Bhandari community.