"The governor has given me an appointment letter to be the caretaker chief minister of the state," he said.
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, who won the election from his traditional Sanquelim Assembly constituency, expressed confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will form government in the coastal state.
Though historical data shows that leaders have paid a political price for defecting, winners are likely to trust their political strength as individuals in making a decision, instead of going by party diktats
Assembly Elections 2022 Highlights: Voting is underway in 55 Assembly seats spread across nine Uttar Pradesh districts in the second phase of the Assembly elections. All 40 seats of Goa and all 70 seats of Uttarakhand are also voting today
Utpal Parrikar had marked his disappointment over not being issued the ticket from Panaji, the seat which his father had represented in the Goa assembly.
Arvind Kejriwal told reporters that the guarantee was made based on the track record of the AAP’s Delhi government, where its own minister was sacked for seeking a bribe from a shopkeeper.
Addressing a press conference, MGP president Deepak Dhavalikar said their party’s central committee resolved to have an alliance with the TMC for the state polls due early next year.
AICC Goa desk incharge Dinesh Gundu Rao told reporters that all these parties are of the view that Goa needs to be rid of a "corrupt and communal” government led by BJP.
Earlier in the day, the party nominated former Goa chief minister Luizinho Faleiro for bypoll to a Rajya Sabha seat in West Bengal.