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  • BJP, Congress leaders rush to Goa, dangle talks with smaller events

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    BELAGAVI: Because the countdown starts for the meeting effects on Thursday, political events in Goa are fiercely guarding their doable successful applicants from covetous poachers. With a hung meeting having a look forthcoming, the Congress moved its applicants to a hotel in Madgaon on Wednesday, whilst AAP herded its flock to an unknown “protected location”.

    To steer clear of a repeat of 2017 — when a big staff of Congress legislators defected to the BJP in spite of the birthday party rising as the one biggest — the Congress has rushed a group headed by means of P Chidambaram, D Okay Shivakumar, Satish Jarkiholi, Dinesh Gundurao and Sunil Kedar to Goa to stay its flock in combination.

    Consistent with resources, the Congress is more likely to herd its successful legislators to Rajasthan if there’s a hung meeting, and the BJP falls in need of a majority. On the other hand, KPCC Operating President Satish Jarkiholi mentioned the Congress gets a majority and shape the federal government by itself.

    On his arrival in Goa, Jarkiholi mentioned the birthday party despatched a group of most sensible leaders to Goa to determine methods to lend a hand the Congress shape the federal government in case of a hung meeting. Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) President Girish Chodankar mentioned his birthday party was once in talks with AAP and MGP, and that AAP had made it transparent it could no longer reinforce the BJP underneath any instances.

    “The BJP might hotel to poaching of Congress MLAs provided that it falls method in need of a majority. It’s assured of having the reinforce of 5 to 6 MLAs, basically Independents and MGP. Even if BJP calls MGP a herbal best friend, the MGP is but to elucidate its stand on a conceivable post-poll alliance,’’ mentioned senior journalist Kishor Naik Gaonkar.

    BJP’s election in-charge of Goa Devendra Fadnavis mentioned the BJP would get a majority by itself however would come with MLAs of alternative events within the govt any method. Leader Minister Pramod Sawant went a step additional, claiming his birthday party would get the numbers by itself and a gathering have been mounted at 4pm on Thursday on the birthday party administrative center in Panaji.

    In spite of the BJP management’s repeated claims that MGP would best friend with it, MGP leader Sudhin Dhavalikar informed a piece of media on Wednesday that he would no longer reinforce a Pramod Sawant-led BJP in Goa, because it had no longer handiest “purchased” the MGP MLAs but in addition sacked him (Dhavalikar) from the cupboard in 2019 with out explanation why.

    Regional events and doable Unbiased MLAs have stored each the BJP and Congress on tenterhooks in Goa and are looking ahead to the effects earlier than calling the pictures. 

  • Poaching recreation set to start in Goa: Congress, BJP sharpen industry abilities

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    BELAGAVI: Political traits in Goa have picked up tempo after go out polls indicated a imaginable hung meeting, giving the BJP and Congress 15-17 seats every within the 40-member Area. Within the coming days, the coastal state is prone to witness lodge politics, and a few hardnosed horse-trading. 

    Each the BJP and Congress are gearing as much as poach every different’s legislators to reach the magic choice of 21 to shape the federal government — the BJP is once more prone to lodge to Operation Lotus, which it effectively performed in Karnataka and previous, in Goa. Political analysts say regional events like MGP, AAP, Goa Ahead, TMC and Independents also are a very powerful within the formation of the brand new govt. 

    Whilst the Congress management is assured that none of its MLAs would transfer aspects within the match of a fractured result, resources stated the robust hyperlinks Panaji MLA (BJP) Atanasio Monsarrate (Babush) has with Congress leaders would possibly turn out to be useful to poach a minimum of a couple of legislators from the grand previous celebration. The similar Monserrate had spearheaded Operation Lotus after the final meeting elections, herding 10 Congress MLAs into the BJP to shape the federal government.

    The Congress is attempting to collect enhance from regional events and attainable Impartial applicants who’ve already introduced that they’re preventing for the BJP’s defeat. “If the location calls for, we will be able to attempt to get the enhance of all to shape the federal government,’’ stated a famous Congress chief from Goa. 

    Congress MLA from Calangute Michael Lobo stated, “No person will surrender the Congress. Let the BJP take a look at any ways, use the ED and different businesses, we’re united and won’t go away the celebration beneath any instances.’’ Lobo claimed that leaders from different events are involved with the Congress, and none from the MGP or the Independents would sign up for the BJP because the latter had already backstabbed them.

    He stated Congress would shape the federal government in Goa at 5pm on March 10, and the BJP could be within the opposition. In the meantime, Congress leaders P Chidambaram and Dinesh Gundurao arrived in Goa forward of counting of votes, whilst KPCC President D Ok Shivakumar is anticipated to land in Panaji on Wednesday. 

    The BJP central management is already having a look to the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Birthday party (MGP) for a imaginable post-poll alliance, and scouting for as many Independents as imaginable. “Union Minister for Highways Nitin Gadkari’s just right rapport with the MGP would possibly turn out to be useful if the celebration falls wanting a majority. With a minimum of 3 or 4 Independents set to win, maximum of them and the MGP would possibly rally in the back of BJP because the celebration is in energy on the Centre. The Congress may additionally win a minimum of 15 seats but it surely won’t be capable of get the enhance of MGP or Independents,’’ says political analyst Suraj Nandrekar from Goa.

    Senior journalist Kishor Naik Gaonkar says the Congress might be able to shape a central authority with the assistance of Goa Ahead, TMC and AAP, provided that it manages to get very with regards to the bulk mark of 21 seats. AAP, TMC and Goa Ahead would possibly in combination win 4 to 5 seats if predictions by way of native political pundits are to be believed.

    Assets stated poaching of MLAs is approaching as soon as the effects are out on Thursday. Goa Pradesh Congress Birthday party (GPCC) President Girish Chodankar stated, “Baffled by way of approaching defeat, the BJP hacked the telephones of Congress leaders to have the opportunity to return to energy illegally once more. The BJP misused energy and snooped on Congress leaders, together with former CM Digambar Kamat.’’ Terming it a significant factor, Digambar Kamat stated the BJP will have to prevent resorting to such ways to return to energy.

    DKS, depended on disaster supervisor
    The Congress has deputed Karnataka unit leader DK Shivakumar to Goa for any disaster control, if required, after declaration of effects. He has been tasked with protecting the flock in combination and taking fast selections if there’s a hung verdict. Shivakumar used to be despatched to Rajasthan all over the disaster following Sachin Pilot’s insurrection. He had additionally averted poaching of Karnataka MLAs in 2018, forcing CM BS Yediyurappa to renounce forward of the ground take a look at. All of the Congress applicants can be staying in a lodge in North Goa sooner than they transfer to their counting stations.