MAPUSA
Facing a snub from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), former deputy chief minister Dayanand Narvekar resigned from the AAP and decided to contest as an Independent candidate from Porvorim.
“Most of the leaders who have been spurned by their parties are contesting as Independent candidates. I have dissociated with the AAP and once again decided to take a plunge in electoral politics and contest from Porvorim as an Independent candidate. I am feeling very comfortable to contest from Porvorim and have been receiving good response from the people of this constituency,” Narvekar said.
The former deputy CM was speaking to the media while kick-starting his election campaign by visiting a temple in Porvorim.
Narvekar said that he held no remorse for having joined AAP or feels disappointed for not being considered for a ticket as he believed that AAP is a good party.
“AAP has done very good work in Delhi and no one can deny that fact. Possibly, the party leaders who are in-charge of the campaign in Goa may have faltered somewhere,” he said.
He further said that from the time he joined AAP some three months back, the party had expanded its base in Tivim, Aldona and Porvorim.
According to Narvekar, Porvorim is a much safer constituency for him electorally then Aldona and therefore he preferred to contest from the constituency.
“During the delimitation of the Aldona constituency many new areas like the two wards of Mapusa were included in Aldona which was done with an ulterior motive and helped the BJP candidate,” he said.
“Porvorim is a more compact constituency and I have better influence among the voters of this constituency. I also expect the disgruntled Porvorim BJP voters to back me in this election,” he added.
