Via PTI
PANAJI: Goa Trinamool Congress leader Kiran Kandolkar resigned on Wednesday and alleged that political strategist Prashant Kishor used to be answerable for the “humiliating” defeat of the Mamata Banerjee-led birthday party within the contemporary state Meeting polls who additionally attempted to “blackmail” the Congress.
Addressing a press convention, Kandolkar claimed that Kishor ended up serving to BJP to shape the federal government after the polls.
The resignation of Kandolkar and two different leaders, who had contested at the TMC image, got here as some other setback for the Mamata Banerjee-led birthday party which is suffering to retain its flock in Goa because the ballot debacle.
The TMC drew a clean in its maiden electoral time out in Goa.
“Prashant Kishor used to be answerable for the TMC’s humiliating defeat in Goa polls. He used to be in Goa to blackmail the Congress and in the end ended up serving to the BJP to shape the federal government once more,” Kandolkar alleged.
He, on the other hand, did not elaborate at the “blackmail” price towards Kishor, who just lately declined to sign up for Congress.
Kandolkar, in conjunction with Tarak Arolkar, and Sandeep Vazarkar have resigned from the main club of the Mamata Banerjee-led birthday party.
Days previous, Kandolkar’s spouse Kavita Kandolkar had additionally hand over the TMC, owing to “power” from her supporters.
Quickly after Kavita Kandolkar’s resignation transfer, the Goa TMC tweeted that the birthday party used to be restructuring all of the AITC Goa State Committee with fast impact.
Kiran Kandolkar had hand over because the running president of the Goa Ahead Celebration to sign up for the TMC within the run-up to the polls held in February this 12 months.
Kandolkar and his spouse had contested on TMC tickets from Aldona and Thivim constituencies, respectively, however misplaced.
“We did what we felt proper at the moment. It is human to devote a mistake. We did devote a mistake,” Kandolkar mentioned when requested if becoming a member of the TMC used to be a mistake.
Calling for the entire Opposition events to unite to defeat the BJP, Kandolkar conceded that the break up of votes went in favour of the BJP.
Kandolkar mentioned he would neither sign up for any political birthday party nor glide a brand new one.
“I do not wish to break up anti-BJP votes additional,” he added.
The BJP received 20 seats within the 40-member Area and returned to energy with the reinforce of 2 MLAs of MGP and 3 Independents.