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Congress defectors anxiously waiting for promised rewards

With curtains coming down on the Gujarat polls and the saffron brigade passing the test with flying colours to retain power, Congress defectors back home in Goa seemed anxiously waiting for the promised rewards. With the electoral verdict creating a feel-good factor amongst the BJP leadership, sources say the eight-Congress-turned-BJP MLAs led by Diggu must be looking forward to the promised rewards, including Ministerial berths. Wait and watch with sources saying if not now, the defectors will then have to wait for next year’s Karnataka Assembly polls and the Lok Sabha polls in 2024 for the promised rewards.


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Neo-BJP MLA planning to split Cong further for his gains?

GUILHERME ALMEIDA
Published Dec 4, 2022, 12:58 AM IST
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Has the saffron brigade drawn up any plan to further break the Congress party, which is now reduced to just three MLAs in the Goa Legislative Assembly, post-defection by the eight MLAs? Well, speculations have been rife in political circles that a neo-BJP MLA may make such a move with an eye on the CM’s Kodel. Reports did the rounds that the ruling MLA may try to prove a point or two to win favour with the party leadership if he manages to further split the Congress MLAs and…

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