‘Operation Lotus’ coming back to haunt the BJP in Goa: Chidambaram
The Hindu
Former FM is confident that Goans will vote for a stable, single-party Congress govt.
Expressing confidence that the people of Goa would vote into office a stable, single-party government led by the Congress in the upcoming Assembly election, senior Congressman P. Chidambaram on Sunday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) ‘Operation Lotus’ to lure MLAs from the Goa Congress and elsewhere was coming back to haunt them, with many of the saffron party’s leaders deserting its ranks today.
He further said that the party had announced 36 of its 37 candidates for the upcoming 40-seat Goa Assembly election, and that the candidate for the last seat would also be announced soon.
Speaking to reporters in Panaji, Mr. Chidambaram, the Congress’ senior election observer for the Assembly election to be held on February 14, further said that the question of whether the Congress would ally with non-BJP parties after the election did not arise at the moment.
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