Three-time Goa Congress MLA Aleixo Lourenco joins TMC
The Hindu
Terming it ‘betrayal’, Congress says party will defeat opportunists and win 2022 poll
A day after he , three-time legislator Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenço joined the Trinamool Congress on Tuesday in the presence of party supremo Mamata Banerjee and national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee in Kolkata even as the Goa Congress decried Mr. Lourenco’s “betrayal”.
Mr. Lourenco, MLA from the Curtorim constituency in South Goa and party Goa working president, dealt a severe blow to his parent party with his decision, which has now whittled down the Congress’ strength in the 40-member Assembly election to a mere two MLAs.
Last week, the Congress had included Mr. Lourenco’s name in the first list of eight candidates in the Assembly poll slated to be held in February, 2022.
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