: Goa: Veteran Congress leader Luizinho Faleiro quits party, likely to join Trinamool Congress #IndiaNEWS Veteran Goa Congress leader Luizinho Faleiro quit the party on Monday, NDTV reported. He was

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Goa: Veteran Congress leader Luizinho Faleiro quits party, likely to join Trinamool Congress #IndiaNEWS
Veteran Goa Congress leader Luizinho Faleiro quit the party on Monday, NDTV reported. He was a member of the party for 40 years and has been the state’s chief minister. On Monday morning, Faleiro submitted his resignation as a Congress MLA of Navelim constituency.Reports speculated that Faleiro might join the Trinamool Congress as he praised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.Earlier in the day, he said that Goa needed a “streetfighter� like Banerjee to end the state’s suffering, News18 reported. Trinamool Congress leaders Derek O’ Brien and Prasun Banerjee have reportedly been holding talks with Faleiro in Goa.“Mamata Banerjee has given a tough fight to [Prime Minister] Narendra Modi,� Faleiro told reporters. “Modi had 200 [election] meetings in Bengal. [Home Minister] Amit Shah had 250 meetings. Then there was ED [Enforcement Directorate], CBI [Central Bureau of Investigation]. But the Mamata formula has won.�Faleiro was referring to the West Bengal Assembly elections held earlier in April-May.The Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress assumed power in the state for a third consecutive term, winning 213 of the 294 seats. Several Union ministers, including Modi, and the chief ministers of Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled states had campaigned in West Bengal in the lead up to the elections.“Let’s end this suffering of Goans and bring a new dawn in Goa,�...Read more

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