After Death of BJP MLA, Congress Stakes Claim to Form Govt in Goa

The Congress said the BJP-led government under Manohar Parrikar has lost the strength of the House.

The Congress party on Saturday, 16 March, staked claim to form the government in Goa, saying that the incumbent BJP-led state government, under Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, has lost the strength of the House.

In a letter to Governor Mridula Sinha, Leader of Opposition and Congress Legislature Party leader Chandrakant Kavlekar said:

“Consequent upon the sad demise of Francis D’Souza, MLA, who was belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), it is humbly submitted that the incumbent BJP-led state government under the leadership of Manohar Parrikar, which has long lost the trust of the people, has also lost the strength of the House.”

Congress leader’s letter to the Governor