Churchill to be sworn in at 7 pm
Sandesh
Prabhudesai
14 August 2007
Churchill Alemao, the Save
Goa Front leader, will be inducted in the Digambar Kamat cabinet today at 7 pm.
Both
the SGF members have followed suit of UGDP MLA Babush Monseratte by withdrawing
support to the Manohar Parrikar-led Goa Democratic Alliance within 19 days.
In
return to the renewed support, Alemao would be rewarded with the PWD portfolio,
which was handled by MGP leader Sudin Dhavalikar earlier.
With this, the
Kamat government that was on a slippery grounds, would be now strong enough with
the support of 22 members in the House of 39, if Victoria Fernandes in not counted.
Though Dhavalikar brothers are still the MLAs, they are being restrained
from voting, reducing the strength of the House further to 37, leaving only 15
members in the opposition.
It includes 14 BJP members and independent MLA
Anil Salgaoncar.
The ruling Congress-led alliance includes 15 Congress,
3 NCP, 2 SGF, one UGDP and one independent - health minister Vishwajeet Rane.
GDA
leader Manohar Parrikar, in the meanwhile, has given up hopes of forming an alternative
government, stating that the BJP is prepared to sit in the opposition.
Sources
also revealed that Victoria may return to the Congress since her resignation is
still not accepted by the speaker. However, the news could not be confirmed since
she is still in Delhi.
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