BJP will win both LS seats, says Amonkar

Times of India | 4 days ago | 22-09-2022 | 11:51 pm

Vasco: Mormugao MLA Sankalp Amonkar said that the induction of eight Congress MLAs has strengthened BJP and have brightened the party’s chances of winning both the Lok Sabha seats in Goa for the next parliamentary elections.The meeting with Union home Minister Amit Shah and BJP national president J P Nadda in Delhi was fruitful, Amonkar told reporters on his arrival from the national capital on Wednesday evening.The Mormugao MLA, who was accompanied by Saligao MLA Kedar Naik, said that there was no discussion on a cabinet reshuffle and allocating of ministerial berths to the new inductees.Naik said that all the eight MLAs have extended unconditional support to BJP.Asked about the anger among their constituents over their “betrayal”, Naik said, “We need to explain to the people that we joined BJP for development and employment.”

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Times of India | 1 day ago | 26-09-2022 | 04:51 am

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Times of India | 1 day ago | 26-09-2022 | 04:46 am

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Calangute: Calangute MLA Michael Lobo on Sunday said that the people have got the wrong impression that he broke an oath to God by leaving Congress and joining BJP. “The oath was that we will not break from the party when we form the government. If the people of Goa did not give us 21 seats, then the oath does not stay. The oath was that if the party gets the numbers and wins and forms government, we will not break. But we only got 11 seats,” he said. Replying to queries, Lobo said it is for the people to decide if they will vote for him again. “We have to work for the people, only then will they vote for us again,” he said. He said the eight MLAs leaving Congress does not mean the party is finished. “Congress still has three MLAs. It does not mean the end of Congress,” Lobo said. However, he said it was a mistake to have left the BJP and joined Congress just before the assembly election. “Personally I think we should not have left BJP. If we made a mistake, then we have to admit it and we have admitted it. We’ve now come back into the party,” he said. He also denied that he rejoined BJP because of threats of raids by the ED and other investigation agencies.

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Times of India | 1 day ago | 26-09-2022 | 04:45 am

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Ndtv | 1 day ago | 25-09-2022 | 11:19 am

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1 day ago | 25-09-2022 | 11:19 am

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