MARGAO: With Goa Forward having won three seats, Vijai
Sardesai is set to play the role of kingmaker when government formation talks
begin.
Accepting that Goa is heading for a hung Assembly,
Sardesai said he would like to be a part of the government and implied that
whichever party emerges as the single largest party can expect his party’s
support.
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He did not rule out aligning with the Congress
though the party let him down this time just as in 2012 it had denied him a
ticket.
Speaking on his victory margin of around 1300 votes
over BJP’s Damodar (Damu) Naik, Sardesai said he was not happy as he expected a
bigger lead.
Speaking to media persons Sardesai said the victory
has established him as a mass leader especially as the two major parties –
Congress and BJP – had joined hands to defeat him. “Luizinho Faleiro and Damu
had come together to work for my defeat and yet I won due to the work I have
done in the constituency for the last so many years and my connection with the
voters,” he said.
MGP that has won three seats will also have a major
say in the government formation.
