'Congress chhodo, BJP ko jodo': 8 out of 11 party MLAs join saffron camp

Eight Congress MLAs in Goa joined BJP in the presence of chief minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday.

Former Congress MLA Michael Lobo on Tuesday said that party MLAs have joined BJP to strengthen the hands of PM Modi and CM Pramod Sawant. Eight Congress MLAs, including former CM Digambar Kamat and leader of the opposition Michael Lobo, have joined the BJP today in Goa. This leaves the Congress with three MLAs in the state.

"We have joined BJP to strengthen the hands of PM Modi & CM Pramod Sawant... 'Congress chhodo, BJP ko jodo, "former Congress MLA, Michael Lobo said.

They submitted the letter of merger to secretary (Legislature). The switch will leave Congress with just 3 MLAs.

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 CM Pramod Sawant, as reported by news agency ANI.