PANJIM: India Today has reported that Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, who is eyeing a return to power in February 14 Assembly election, picked out his Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath as an “inspiring” figure among the chief ministers in India.
Speaking at the India Today Roundtable Goa event, Sawant said, “Yogi Adityanath inspires me with method and style of functioning.”
“The way he accomplishes his tasks, the style in which he is working it is very inspiring. His spirit at work, his style is inspiring,” Sawant said.
Sawant claimed that the BJP would come to power with full majority. In 2017 Goa Assembly election, the BJP managed to form government despite trailing to the Congress in a fractured mandate. The BJP allied with regional parties to retain power. Later, most of the Congress MLAs switched sides to the BJP.
Sawant said, “I don’t think the BJP will need support from any party or MLA. We will form government on our own. People are ready to bring a double-engine government in Goa under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.”
On allegations of luring MLAs from the Congress, Sawant said, “The Congress has made its candidates swear to god that they will not switch sides. We have not done anything like that because we trust the leaders, we have given tickets to contest election.
“I am confident that the BJP is coming to power. The Congress is fielding candidates but does not have faith in themWe don’t buy MLAs but those who come to us for a stable government, we accept them.”
