Congress wanted to go it alone with independents

“Money power has won over people’s power. I apologise to the people of Goa as we couldn’t muster the support to form the Govt,” General Secretary of the AICC Digvijay Singh’s tweet on March 13 may have indicated that the party’s central observer was shouldering the blame for failing to cobble up a majority.

the goan I networkPublished Mar 16, 2017, 4:06 AM IST

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But was Digvijaya Singh more than morally responsible for the party’s debacle that ensured that the rug was pulled under the Congress feet?

Sources within the Congress party have indicated that much time was lost in seeking to garner more than 21 MLAs in a bid to form the government.

Speaking on the condition of anonymity to The Goan,

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From jaws of victory, how Cong lost the plot

Seven MLAs aspired to take on the leadership of CLP

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Published Mar 16, 2017, 4:05 AM IST

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MARGAOAs the Congress faces an uphill task to prove its numbers on the floor of the Assembly when the House meets on Thursday morning, The Goan gets digs deep to find out what went into negotiations and the turning points where the party lost out on the power equation. There were at least seven Congress MLAs aspiring to take on the leadership of Congress Legislature Party with an eye on the Chief Minister’s chair before the BJP-GFP-MGP combine moved swiftly to…

Congress wanted to go it alone with independents

From jaws of victory, how Cong lost the plot

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