Panaji:
Congress leader and MP Rahul Gandhi landed in Goa on a day-long visit, during which the party’s candidates will take a pledge of loyalty in his presence.
The candidates will vow not to defect after elections. In 2017, the Congress won 17 of 40 seats in Goa and the BJP won 13.
But 15 Congress MLAs switched to the BJP in 2019, led by the Congress’s leader of opposition, Babu Kavlekar, who was made Deputy Chief Minister by the BJP.
“We have taken a promise in front of temple, mosque and church. Today, we are taking an oath in front of Rahul-ji, our boss,” Congress candidate Sankalp Amonkar said.
