PANAJI
Several supporters of Independent Porvorim MLA Rohan Khaunte joined the Congress party in the presence of Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president Girish Chodankar and the Leader of Opposition on Tuesday.
Among those who joined Congress were Gupesh Naik, ex-ZP, Marina Moraes, chairperson of Women's Federation of Porvorim, Agnelo Pereira, Hemant Borkar panch member Salvador do Mundo, Shyamsundar Kamat, panch member Penha da Franca, Subhash Halarnkar, panch member Socorro panchayat, Narayan Naik, etc.
Chodankar said that the new joinings would make the party's Porvorim block stronger.
When asked as to when Khaunte would be joining the party himself, Chodankar said: "Rohan is an independent MLA right now. Independent MLAs cannot join any political party. We are talking to many such people who are against BJP and who want to defeat BJP".
He also said that people are now convinced that only Congress was in a position to defeat the BJP.
"In the days to come, I think the entire Goa will be with the Congress. Everyone wants to defeat BJP and everyone is convinced that it is only Congress which can defeat BJP in Goa," Chodankar said.
"The BJP does not have the strength to take on the Congress. They have fielded members of their parivar for these elections, directly or indirectly," Chodankar added.
