Panaji: Seven months after taking the oath of loyalty in temples, churches and mosques, eight of the 11 Congress MLAs in Goa have joined the ruling BJP. The Congress MLAs, who had stopped joining the BJP, took oath in the presence of Rahul Gandhi. In the hope that they will convince voters and party high commands that they will not switch sides after the elections. Digambar Kamat, who led the desertion, said he and the rest of the MLAs had taken permission from God before joining the BJP and God agreed.

Former Goa CM Digambar Kamat said that he believes in God and it is true that he had taken an oath not to leave Congress before the elections. He told the media that, 'I went to the temple again and asked God what to do. God told me to do what is best for you.' In fact, Congress was not willing to take any risk after a large part of its MLAs left the party in the year 2019.

That is why in February, a few days before the Goa assembly elections, Congress candidates had pledged allegiance in the presence of Rahul Gandhi. Sankalp Amonkar, one of the defectors, said at that time that, 'We have made a promise in front of the temple, mosque and church. Today, we are taking oath in front of Rahul Ji. But, now 8 MLAs have joined BJP citing national service.'

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