Goa by-polls: BJP wins both Valpoi and Panaji seats to take assembly tally to 14

Mangalore Today News Network

Aug 28, 2017: Parrikar and Rane in a joint press conference after the results on Monday, said there was a large conspiracy to defeat them.

“All methods were tried … legal, media, social media and bad publicity. Even to the extent that two days before elections, some organisation released an untrue fact-finding report,” said Parrikar.

The chief minister spoke at length about an article which was published in a periodical of the church which described the BJP rule as similar to the Nazi regime. A ‘fact finding’ report by the church had accused Parrikar of failing in his constitutional duty.

“I am calling it untrue. You will realise in the coming days because the government goes by police investigation in which the reality will come before you. I am calling it untrue because who had given the authority to the fact-finding committee about which no one knows. But two days before elections the report was out. They had met the police and police had explained everything to them. Irrespective of that, they released it before two days,” Parrikar said.

After Monday’s result, the BJP’s strength in the House has risen to 14, still two short of the Congress. The Goa Forward Party (GFP) and Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) have three MLAs each, NCP one, while three are independent. The BJP-led coalition comprises GFP, MGP and the three independents.

Courtesy: Hindustantimes