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- Quit Congress Yatra begins, Goa CM will meet PM Modi
- BJP has 20 MLAs in the 40-member Goa Assembly
- In Goa, the Congress’s strength dropped from 11 to just three
Eight Congress MLAs who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in Goa earlier this week will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on Monday. A senior party leader said on Sunday that MLAs led by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and BJP state unit president Sadanand Tavanade will meet the Prime Minister on Monday morning. He said six MLAs will leave for Delhi by plane tonight, while MLAs Michael Lobo and Digambar Kamat will reach the national capital later, both of whom are currently out of the state.
Earlier on Wednesday, MLAs Digambar Kamat, Michael Lobo, Delilah Lobo, Rajesh Faldesai, Kedar Naik, Sankalp Amonkar, Alexio Sequeira and Rudolph Fernandes joined the BJP after passing a resolution in the Congress Legislative Party meeting. According to BJP sources, these members are also likely to meet party president JP Nadda and Home Minister Amit Shah during their visit to Delhi. The BJP returned to power in the state after the Goa assembly elections held this year. The BJP had 20 MLAs in the 40-member Goa assembly, while the Congress’ strength has been reduced from 11 to 3 after recent defections.
