Goa, Sept 14th, 2022: In a shocking blow to Congress, eight of its MLAs including former CM of Goa Digambar Kamat quit the party and joined BJP on Wednesday.
8 out of 11 Congress MLAs in the Goa State Assembly led by former CM Digambar Kamat and Michael Lobo quit the party, rendering only three Congress MLAs in the 40-member assembly.
“It is Congress choro (quit Congress), BJP ko jodo,” quipped Michael Lobo as the MLAs announced their switch.
The MLAs who joined the saffron party include Digambar Kamat, Michael Lobo, Delilah Lobo, Rajesh Phaldesai, Kedar Naik, Sankalp Amonkar, Aleixo Sequeira, and Rudolf Fernandes.
They also met with the current CM and BJP leader Pramod Sawant to discuss strategy before quitting the party.
Former CM Kamat said, “We are unhappy with Congress. We saw what happened with Ghulam Nabi Azad,” referring to the senior leader who recently quit the party while questioning Rahul Gandhi’s political acumen. “We will work with PM Narendra Modi and Goa CM Pramod Sawant for the betterment of the state”, he added.
