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2 MGP MLAs in hotel fuels rumours of split

PONDA: Two MGP MLAs were holed up in a starred hotel on Thursday night, fuelling speculations that they were planning to split from the party and join the BJP.  

Sanvordem MGP MLA Deepak Pauskar, however, denied rumours of them planning to join the BJP, but admitted that he and Pernem’s MGP MLA Babu Ajgaonkar were at a hotel to attend a function.  

“I will always be with the MGP, but if the situation arises, I will contact my party workers and only then will I take a decision,” Pauskar told The Goan.  

Pauskar, however, admitted having differences with Deputy Chief Minister and MGP leader Sudin Dhavalikar.  

“Sudin is only concentrating on his Marcaim constituency and is not taking care of party workers in other constituencies,” complained Pauskar. 

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MGP firm on contesting Shiroda bypoll

The Goan Network
Published Mar 22, 2019, 3:57 AM IST
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the goan I networkPONDADespite growing pressure from BJP, its coalition partner in the government, a defiant MGP said it was firm on contesting the Shiroda bypoll and said it was also open to contest bypolls in Panaji, Mapusa and Mandrem.  Though there were rumours that MGP President Deepak Dhavalikar would back out from the Shiroda bypoll in favour of BJP candidate Subhash Shirodkar, Dhavalikar has been under pressure from his supporters in Shiroda constituency…

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