Goa fiasco: Should have tried hard but BJP moved faster, says Digvijaya

Recounts drama on the night of March 11-12, says state leaders should take bulk of blame

Amit Agnihotri  |  New Delhi 

It was a long night for the Congress party managers who tried hard last Saturday to secure a majority in the Goa assembly but lost the game by sunrise to some deft moves by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) strategists. In an interview to this newspaper, Digvijaya Singh, in-charge of Goa affairs at the All India Congress Committee, gave a blow-by-blow account of the behind-the-scenes maneuvring, defending himself against the charges being made by local party leaders. According to Singh, soon after the assembly results were out last Saturday, he'd called a meeting of the new ...

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Goa fiasco: Should have tried hard but BJP moved faster, says Digvijaya

Recounts drama on the night of March 11-12, says state leaders should take bulk of blame

It was a long night for the Congress party managers who tried hard last Saturday to secure a majority in the Goa assembly but lost the game by sunrise to some deft moves by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) strategists.In an interview to this newspaper, Digvijaya Singh, in charge of Goa affairs at the All India Congress Committee, gave a blow-by-blow account of the behind-the-scenes maneuvring, defending himself against the charges being made by local party leaders.According to Singh, soon after the assembly results were out last Saturday, he'd called a meeting of the new Congress lawmakers but had to postpone the session to the next day, as only five or six of them could arrive.Meanwhile, he was working the phones on the night of Saturday. And, around half an hour after midnight, went to meet Goa Forward Party (GFP) leader Vijay Sardesai. The latter had some reservations on a particular party MLA becoming the chief minister. And, apparently said his party would support the Congress if ... It was a long night for the Congress party managers who tried hard last Saturday to secure a majority in the Goa assembly but lost the game by sunrise to some deft moves by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) strategists. In an interview to this newspaper, Digvijaya Singh, in-charge of Goa affairs at the All India Congress Committee, gave a blow-by-blow account of the behind-the-scenes maneuvring, defending himself against the charges being made by local party leaders. According to Singh, soon after the assembly results were out last Saturday, he'd called a meeting of the new ... image
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