New Delhi [India], November 25 (ANI): Ahead of assembly polls scheduled for next year, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President JP Nadda will be on a two-day visit to Goa from Wednesday.

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 29 (ANI): Former Goa chief minister Luizinho Faleiro, who resigned from Congress, will join Trinamool Congress along with three others on Wednesday.

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 28 (ANI): Luizinho Faleiro, who resigned from Congress and will soon join All India Trinamool Congress (AITC), reached Kolkata on Tuesday.

Panaji Sep 26 PTI Former Goa chief minister and incumbent Congress MLA Luizinho Faleiro is likely to join the Trinamool Congress on Monday sources claimed on Sunday The TMC has already announced its plans to contest the next years Goa Assembly elections Amid rumours of him joining the Mamata Banerjee-led party Faleiro has called a press conference on Monday where he would make an important announcement When contacted Faleiro refused to clarify whether he is joining the TMC on Monday I am in deep meditation I am reading everything One thing I will tell you that people of Goa are suffering somebody has to stand up he said on Sunday I will offer comments at an appropriate time the former chief minister added TMC leader Derek OBrien told PTI on Saturday in Goa that the party will be contesting the upcoming Assembly polls and they were in touch with several local leaders He had said that the TMC will announce its chief ministerial candidate soon Reacting to the TMCs announcement to contest the polls the Congress on Sunday issued a statement saying Goans have full faith in the Congress which has respected the sentiments and emotions of the people Goans will never fall prey for political gambles and gimmicks and will never compromise on Goas identity said the statement signed by Goa Pradesh Congress Committee President Girish Chodankar and Congress Legislative Party president Digambar Kamat Faleiro was credited with devising strategies and stitching alliances that led to the formation of governments in Mizoram Meghalaya Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur In 2013 he was chairman of the Karnataka Pradesh Assembly Elections Screening Committee In the 2017 Assembly elections in Goa Congress won the highest 17 seats in the 40-member House restricting the BJP to 13 However surprising the Congress the saffron party allied with regional parties and formed government under the leadership of senior leader Manohar Parrikar The Aam Aadmi Party AAP has already thrown its hat in the ring ahead of the polls with the partys national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announcing free power up to 300 units per month and 80 jobs for locals if his party is voted to power during his recent visit to Panaji PTI RPS NSK NSK NSK