"Whether BJP brings in Manohar Parrikar as their Chief Minister or not, we have nothing to do with it. MGP and its allies are all set to form the next government. We will have our leader Sudin Dhavalikar as the Chief Minister. Under no circumstances, MGP will align with BJP even after the polls," MGP leader Lavoo Mamlatdar told reporters today.
"Before we split with BJP, we had put up a condition that they should announce their Chief Ministerial face in advance in the run up for the polls which they have failed to," Mamlatdar said.
The rift between BJP and MGP in Goa widened after the latter trained guns at Laxmikant Parsekar-government and accused it of taking the state 10 years backward during his two-and-half year rule and the CM hitting back at MGP saying those unhappy with the alliance are free to quit and had sacked two of their ministers.
MGP is currently fighting the upcoming polls in alliance with Goa Suraksha Manch and Shiv Sena.
The party has already announced list of 18 candidates yesterday.