Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday rejected a plea filed by the Congress and the MGP (Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party) that sought the disqualification of 12 Goa MLAs who had defected to the BJP.
The petition was filed by Goa Congress chief Girish Chodankar.
Of the 12 MLAS, 10 had defected from the Congress and two from the MGP, Goa's oldest regional party. The MLAs had said had claimed that since they constituted two-thirds of the MLAs, calling it a valid merger and not a defection under the 10th schedule of the constitution.
