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Eight Congress MLAs from Goa are set to join the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, state BJP chief Sadanand Shet Tanavade told PTI on Wednesday.
In the 40-member Goa Assembly, the Congress has 11 legislators and the BJP has 20.
In a similar move in July 2019, 10 Congress MLAs had switched over to the BJP.
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