Goa Congress leader Michael Lobo.  |  Photo Credit: Facebook
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- The others who have fielded are Meghashyam Raut from Bicholim, Aman Lotlikar from Tivim, Vikas Prabhudessai from Porvorim, Anthony L Fernandes from St Andre
- Dharamesh Saglani from Sanquelim, Lavu Mamlekar from Marcaim, Prasad Gaonkar from Sanguem, and Janardan Bhandari from Canacona are the other candidates
Panaji: The Congress party on Tuesday released its third list of candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections, scheduled to be held on February 14.
As per the new list, Michael Lobo, who is a former state minister who recently quit the Bharatiya Janata Party to join the party, has been fielded from Calangute.
Lobo resigned from the Pramod Sawant-led Goa Cabinet earlier this month, dealing a big blow to the BJP ahead of the crucial polls.
The others who have fielded are Meghashyam Raut from Bicholim, Aman Lotlikar from Tivim, Vikas Prabhudessai from Porvorim, Anthony L Fernandes from St Andre, Dharamesh Saglani from Sanquelim, Lavu Mamlekar from Marcaim, Prasad Gaonkar from Sanguem, and Janardan Bhandari from Canacona.
“I have resigned from both the posts. I will see what steps are to be taken next. I have also resigned from the BJP. I was upset with the way we were looked at and party workers are unhappy. The voters told me that the BJP is no more a party of the common people. The grass-root level workers were feeling ignored by the party,” Lobo had said on January 10 after submitting his resignation from the BJP.
Meanwhile, just weeks after he quit Congress and joined the Trinamool Congress, former Goa Congress working president Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco on Monday hinted at rejoining his former camp.
He apologised to his supporters for committing a “mistake” by joining the Mamata Banerjee party.