The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday released the names of 34 candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in Goa.
Notably, Utpal Parrikar, son of late Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's name is not on the list.
"Sitting MLA from Panjim has been given the ticket while Utpal Parrikar, son of late former Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar was offered other alternatives but he refused the first one. Talks on with him. We feel he should agree," state's poll in-charge Devendra Fadnavis said.
Soon after the BJP announced its candidate list, Aam Aadmi Party national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal offered an AAP ticket to Utpal.
Taking to Twitter, Kejriwal slammed BJP and said they have adopted "use and throw policy" even with the Parrikar family therefore AAP offered to Utpal to join and fight elections on the AAP ticket.
"Goans feel very sad that BJP has adopted use and throw policy even with the Parrikar family. I have always respected Manohar Parrikar. Utpal is welcome to join and fight elections on the AAP ticket," he tweeted.
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant will again be the BJP's candidate from Sanquelim, according to the list announced by the party general secretary Arun Singh along with the state's poll in-charge Devendra Fadnavis.
The elections for the 40-member Goa assembly will be held in single phase on February 14.
With the entry of the Aam Aadmi Party and the Trinamool Congress in the poll arena, the election is expected to be a multi-cornered one this time.
With inputs from ANI