Goa Forward Party on Sunday withdrew its support from the BJP-led coalition government in the state. The regional party decided to ende its alliance with the BJP just a day after their of its ministers were asked to quit from Pramod Sawant-led Goa cabinet to adjust Congress rebels as ministers in the government.
Goa Forward Party president and now former Deputy Chief Minister Vijai Sardesai wrote a letter to Governor Mridula Sinha on Sunday informing his party's decision. "Political affairs committee and the legislature party wing of Goa Forward party met today and has decided to unanimously withdraw support to the BJP government led by Dr. Pramod Sawant," Sardesai said in the letter.
It may be recalled that the expansion of the Goa cabinet took place on Saturday as three Congress rebel MLAs and a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA took oath as ministers at the Raj Bhavan, Panaji. The Congress rebel MLAs who joined the Cabinet are--Chandrakant Kavlekar, Jennifer Monserrate and Filipe Nery Rodrigues, and the lone BJP MLA who was sworn-in is Michael Lobo.