"Wholesale Buyer Will Buy Nearly All MLAs One Day": P Chidambaram Jabs BJP

Eight of the 11 Congress MLAs in Goa, including former chief minister Digambar Kamat, joined the BJP on Wednesday, dealing a body blow to the opposition party.

In an apparent swipe at the BJP over eight Congress MLAs crossing over to the saffron party in Goa, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday said since 2014, there is a "wholesale buyer" in the Indian market, and one day, that buyer will buy nearly all the MLAs and mock the voters of the country. The curse of Goa's politics is the "buying" of MLA'sSince 2014, there is a wholesale buyer in the Indian marketOne day, the wholesale buyer will buy nearly all the MLAs in India and mock the voters of India. Then, what will the voters do?

The former Union minister also hailed the three Congress MLAs in Goa, who did not cross over to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with their eight colleagues, for their "steadfast loyalty" to god, the party, the electorate, and principles.

Eight of the 11 Congress MLAs in the coastal state, including former chief minister Digambar Kamat, joined the BJP on Wednesday, dealing a body blow to the opposition party.

Three Congress MLAs -- Carlos Ferreira, Yuri Alemao and Altone D'Costa -- remained with the grand old party in the 40-member Goa Assembly.