Goa government stable, leadership thinking on 'political transit phase', says BJP

Panaji, Mar 17 Amid Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's deteriorating health, the BJP on Sunday said it is "as of now thinking on Goa political travel stage" even as the gathering attested that the state government was "stable" and warned people against rumours..

Parrikar, 63, is suffering from a pancreatic ailment.

"Our BJP leadership in Delhi and Goa are very strong, stable and are as of now thinking on Goa political travel stage," BJP's state media facilitator Sandesh Sadhale said in an announcement.

"We will leave every one of the things with more prominent achievement. Try not to have confidence in any gossipy tidbits or any news being spread through web-based social networking," he included.

State minister Vijai Sardesai met Parrikar on Saturday at his private residence at Dona Paula close here and said his health had "crumbled", however he was "stable".

Later in the evening, the BJP held a meeting of its MLAs to talk about the political situation emerging out of the health condition of Parrikar, who has been ailing since February a year ago.

A BJP leader, on condition of anonymity, said all party MLAs have been asked not to leave the state.

"It was specifically told to all the MLAs (in meeting on Saturday) that we ought not leave the state," he told.

Sardesai had before precluded the likelihood of any new political arrangements in the state in the wake of Parrikar's health condition.

On Saturday, the Congress kept in touch with Goa Governor Mridula Sinha staking guarantee to frame government in the state, claiming that the Parrikar dispensation has lost its majority in the Assembly following the death of BJP MLA Francis D'Souza.

The quality of Goa Assembly has decreased from 40 to 37 after the passing of D'Souza and resignation of two MLAs - Subhash Shirodkar and Dayanand Sopte.

While the Congress presently has 14 MLAs, down from 16 after Sopte and Shirodkar left it to join the BJP, the last has 13 MLAs.

Three MLAs every one of the Goa Forward Party, MGP and an Independent and the solitary NCP official are supporting the BJP.