After defections and resignation of MLAs, the present energy of the Congress within the Home is 2, whereas that of the BJP is 27
Panaji: As many as 24 legislators in Goa, which is 60 per cent of the whole energy of the 40-member state Meeting, have switched events within the final 5 years, a report by an organisation has mentioned.
The Affiliation of Democratic Reforms (ADR) mentioned in its report that with this, Goa has set a novel document, which is “unparalleled” within the historical past of Indian democracy.
Meeting polls in Goa can be held on February 14.
“Within the 5 yr tenure of the present Meeting (2017-2022), as many as 24 MLAs have modified their events, which is 60 per cent of the whole energy of the Home. It has by no means occurred wherever else in India. A transparent reflection of utter disrespect to the mandate of voters. A callous method to ethics and self-discipline overborne by uncontrolled greed at its worst,” the report said.
It mentioned the listing of 24 MLAs doesn’t embrace the names of Vishwajit Rane, Subhash Shirodkar and Dayanand Sopte, who had resigned as Congress MLAs in 2017, and joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Social gathering (BJP), earlier than contesting elections on its tickets.
Ten Congress legislators had crossed over to the BJP in 2019. They included the then chief of opposition Chandrakant Kavlekar (Quepem constituency).
Different Congress MLAs who had converted to the BJP are – Jennifer Monserrate (Taleigao), Francisco Silveria (St Andre), Filipe Nery Rodrigues (Velim), Wilfred Nazareth Menino D’sa (Nuvem), Clafasio Dias (Cuncolim), Antonio Carano Fernandes (St Cruz), Neelkanth Halarnkar (Tivim), Isidore Fernandes (Cancona), Atanasio Monserrate (who gained the Panaji by election in 2019 after loss of life of Manohar Parrikar).
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Social gathering (MGP) MLAs Deepak Pauskar (Sanvordem) and Manohar Ajgaonkar (Pernem) had additionally converted to BJP throughout the identical interval.
Jayesh Salgoankar of the Goa Ahead Social gathering (GFP) from Saligao had additionally joined the BJP.
Not too long ago, former Goa chief minister Ravi Naik, a Congress MLA from Ponda, joined the ruling saffron occasion.
One other former CM and Congress chief Luizinho Faleiro (Navelim) had joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC), which is attempting its electoral luck in Goa for the time within the February 14 meeting polls.
Churchill Alemao, a former CM who had gained on the Nationalist Congress Social gathering (NCP) ticket in 2017 additionally switched to the TMC lately.
Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco, a Congress MLA from Curtorim, additionally joined the Mamata Banerjee-led occasion. Nonetheless, Lourenco resigned from the TMC as nicely and needed to return to the Congress, however wasn’t taken. He has now determined to contest the upcoming polls as an impartial.
One other MLA, Wilfred D’sa, who had stop the Congress and joined the BJP in 2019, has resigned from the ruling occasion and is contesting as an impartial. Deepak Pauskar has stop the BJP as nicely.
Unbiased MLAs Rohan Khaunte (Porvorim) and Govind Gaude (Priol) have joined the BJP, whereas one other impartial legislator, Prasad Gaonkar, has joined the Congress.
The BJP MLAs, who stop the occasion are – Pravin Zantye (Maem), who has now joined the MGP, Michael Lobo (Calangute), who has joined the Congress, Jose Luis Carlos Almeida (Vasco Da Gama) has joined the Congress, whereas Alina Saldanha (Cortalim) has joined the Aam Aadmi occasion (AAP).
After defections and resignation of MLAs, the present energy of the Congress within the Home is 2, whereas that of the BJP is 27.
The electoral battle for Goa has turn into multi-cornered with the entry of the TMC and aggressive campaigning by the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP. To this point, ballot tie-ups had been solid between the regional MGP and the TMC, and between the Congress and the GFP.
Within the 2017 elections, the Congress had emerged because the single-largest occasion in Goa by profitable 17 seats within the 40-member Home, however couldn’t come to energy because the BJP, which bagged 13, allied with some independents and regional events to type the federal government.
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