Ex-CM Faleiro quits Goa Congress

Congress got a big jolt in Goa when its veteram leader, former CM Luizinho Faleiro on Monday say good bye to party. Shortly before his resignation from the Congress and as an MLA in Panjim, he effusively praised the Bengal Chief Minister and called her the only "streetfighter" who can give the BJP a tough fight. asked to confirm that his party switch. Faleiro asserted that he would continue to be a "Congressman of the larger Congress family", implying that he saw the Trinamool as the Congress offshoot best equipped to fight the BJP. Faleiro also  resigned as Congress MLA from Navelim seat in Goa,

Taling to newsmen, Faleiro, calling Mamata Banerjee a streetfighter, said: "We need such fighters which are in the same party ideology, policies, principles and programmes. I would like the larger picture all Congress parties to come together to fight the BJP." According to media reports, Faleiro is expected to visit Kolkata on Tuesday, where he is likely to meet West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, amid speculations that he might join the Trinamool Congress (TMC). Goa is due to vote next year, along with Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, and other states.