Goa: No new CM says BJP, here is how the numbers are stacked up
New Delhi, Sep 20: With the Congress moving forward to try and form the government in Goa, there has been talk that the BJP may look to bring in a temporary replacement for Manohar Parrikar.
The matter was discussed at length between BJP's organisational secretary Ram Lal and Amit Shah at the latter's residence in Delhi. Shah was told that there was no need to find a replacement and there was absolutely no threat to the BJP led government in Goa.
Further
Ram
Lal
said
that
the
allies
were
ready
to
abide
by
any
decision
taken
by
the
BJP
leadership.
With
the
allies
standing
strong
besides
the
BJP,
the
party
has
decided
not
to
take
any
decision
on
appointing
a
CM.
If
a
new
CM
has
to
take
over,
then
he
or
she
would
have
to
face
a
floor
test.
The
BJP
would
not
want
this
scenario
now.
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In the 40 member House, the Congress claimed the support of 21 legislators. The Congress is the single largest party in the state and has 16 MLAs. The BJP on its own has 14 legislators. It has the support of the Goa Forward Party and the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party who have 3 MLAs each.