Carlos Almeida, the two-time BJP MLA from Vasco da Gama assembly constituency of South Goa, has joined Congress along with his supporters on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The MLA had submitted his resignation yesterday to Secretary of the Assembly, Namrata Ulman. However, his resignation is yet to beget a final nod.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Almeida, a two-term MLA who has held the Vasco seat since 2012, claimed he was being sidelined by the BJP. He also said that the BJP had lost its direction in Goa after former BJP Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar\u2019s demise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After Almeida\u2019s resignation, the BJP’s strength has down to 24 in the 40-seat Assembly. Before Almeida, Luisinho Falerio, Ravi Naik, Alexo Reginaldo Lorenko (all from Congress), Jayesh Salgaonkar (Goa Forward Party), Rohan Khunte (Independent) and Alina Saldanha (BJP) resigned from the 40-member House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The MLA said he had been asked to work in the assembly constituency led by Daji Salkar, against whom he had filed a fraud case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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