Faleiro said that he suffered in dignified silence in Congress.

“I have resigned as an MLA to fulfill my dream to consolidate, strengthen and unify the Congress family at state and national levels. Congress doesn’t belong to anybody. It’s a movement started by the father of the nation,” Faleiro said, as quoted by ANI, after tendering his resignation.

“Today, the Congress family has been divided, there is a Congress which belongs to Mamata, YSR, Sharad Pawar and Indira Gandhi. If one family is divided it becomes weak,” he added.

Goa is due to vote next year, along with Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Punjab, among other states.

Former MGP MLA Lavoo Mamledar to Join TMC

Lavoo Mamledar, former Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party MLA from Goa, will join TMC on Tuesday, 28 September, he announced on Monday.

Sources in Trinamool Congress told The Quint that Mamledar and Faleiro are likely to be flown to Kolkata and inducted into the party in the capital city.

As per sources, Faleiro will be flying to Kolkata on Tuesday, ahead of his induction.

15 people from Goa, including politicians and members of the civil society, are expected to fly to Calcutta on Tuesday, 28 September. Yatish Naik, former Goa Congress Gen Secretary, Mario Pinto, former Goa Congress Secretary, and Vijai Pai, former Goa Congress General Secretary, are among those who will be flying to Calcutta. All three politicians are close to Faleiro and have resigned from Congress.