Arvind Kejriwal-led party has taken this decision to stem defections as it feels that coastal state is "notorious" for politicians jumping to other parties, an AAP leader said.
Goa BJP MLA Michael Lobo has been lobbying with the BJP as well as other political parties to field his wife Dellilah, from the adjoining Assembly constituency of Siolim.
In Uttarakhand and Goa about 100% eligible population has been inoculated with the first dose, while in UP 85% eligible population has been given the first dose.
Besides Mamledar, the local leaders who resigned from the party include Kishor Parwar, Komal Parwar and Sujay Mallik.
The former Ponda MLA had joined the Mamata Banerjee-led party in the last week of September. He was among the first few local leaders in the state to join the TMC, which has decided to contest all 40 seats in the Goa Assembly polls, due in February 2022.
The AAP had contested the 2017 Goa Assembly elections, but did not win a single seat in the 40-member House. The TMC has announced that it will contest all the 40 seats in the forthcoming elections in the coastal state.
Delhi CM and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal, in Panaji, said that the Congress, BJP and MGP governments looted Goa. He said that if the AAP forms government after the polls, "we will give you honest government".
The biggest jolt the Congress came in 2019 when a group of its 10 MLAs, led by then leader of opposition Chandrakant Kavlekar, left the party together and joined the ruling BJP.
Besides Goa, four other states -- Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Manipur will go to polls early next year.
After Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco's resignation, the Congress' strength in the 40-member Goa Assembly has been reduced to two.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday at a programme here transferred Rs 1,000 crore to bank accounts of self help groups to benefit around 16 lakh women.
Two other Congress leaders had also recently resigned as MLAs in the state, where elections are due early next year.
Five poll-bound states are Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab. Elections in these states will be held in February-March next year.
Five poll-bound states are Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab. Elections in these states will be held in February-March next year.
As Goa celebrates Goa Liberation Day, PM Modi is on his tour to the poll bound state. According to reports, he will be inaugurating projects worth 600 crore in the state.
PM Modi inaugurated multiple development projects, including the renovated Fort Aguada jail museum, super specialty block at the Goa Medical College and new South Goa district hospital.
Arvind Kejriwal claimed that people have lost faith in the Congress in Goa while the BJP is itself is breaking up.
Five poll-bound states are Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab. Elections in these states will be held in February-March next year.
In a setback for the BJP, party MLA from Cortalim, Alina Saldanha on Thursday joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), party convenor Arvind Kejriwal informed on Twitter.
The Congress party on Thursday announced the first list of 8 candidates for Goa Assembly Elections 2022.
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