Congress MLAs Subhash Shirodkar and Dayanand Sopte quit Goa Assembly, join BJP after meeting Amit Shah
Fp Staff • 7 years agoIn a setback to the Congress in Goa, two of its legislators, Subhash Shirodkar and Dayanand Sopte have resigned as members of the state Assembly Tuesday, Speaker Pramod Sawant said.
'Not a setback': Congress says it will continue efforts to form govt in Goa after two leaders quit Assembly
• 7 years agoLast month, the Congress had submitted a memorandum to Governor Mridula Sinha, staking claim to form an alternate government.
Two Goa Congress legislators, Dayanand Sopte and Subhash Shirodkar, leave for Delhi amid speculations of joining BJP
• 7 years agoGoa Congress unit claims three BJP MLAs may help pull down Manohar Parrikar-led government
• 7 years agoGoa spokesman Dayanand Sopte said the numbers would tilt in favour of the Congress if the three BJP MLAs crossed over
Assembly Election Results 2017: BJP heads for huge win in UP, U'khand; Cong ahead in Punjab, close fight in Goa, Manipur
• 8 years agoThe BJP on Saturday headed for a huge win in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand while the Congress forged ahead in Punjab marked by an anti-incumbency wave in the three states while they were locked in a close contest in Goa and Manipur.