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2 Goa Cong MLAs meet Amit Shah, quit party; more to follow suit, says lawmaker

Dayanand Raghunath Sopte and Subhash Shirodkar had on Monday midnight left for Delhi amidst speculations that they may join the BJP.

2 Goa Cong MLAs meet Amit Shah, quit party; more to follow suit, says lawmaker

Subhash Shirodkar and Dayanand Raghunath Sopte. (File Photo: Facebook)

Two Goa Congress lawmakers resigned from the party after meeting with Bharatiya Janata party President Amit Shah in New Delhi are likely to join BJP on Tuesday.

Dayanand Raghunath Sopte and Subhash Shirodkar had on Monday midnight left for Delhi amidst speculations that they may join the BJP.

After meeting Amit Shah, Subhash Shirodkar told media that more Congress MLAs are expected to join the BJP in the coming days.

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“We are joining BJP today. We expect 2-3 more MLAs to come, not today but in the coming days,” Shirodkar said.

While Sopte, who defeated former BJP chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar in 2017 State legislative assembly election, represents Mandrem constituency, Shirodkar was elected on a Congress ticket from Shiroda constituency.

Goa is currently witnessing hectic political activities with Congress party petitioning President Ram Nath Kovind, seeking his intervention to ask Goa Governor Mridula Sinha to call them to form the government.

BJP state core committee and party’s legislature party also met in Panaji on Tuesday.

Congress currently has 16 MLAs in the Goa Legislative Assembly. Their strength would be reduced to 14 if two legislators resign.

BJP is having 14 MLAs while three each are from Goa Forward Party, Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party and Independents. One legislator is from the NCP.

(With PTI inputs)

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