FALEIRO JOLTS TRINAMOOL!

New Delhi: The true hopes of the Trinamool Congress in Goa seem to be coming to an end as the party's tallest leader and former CM Luizinho Faleiro has refused to contest the assembly elections.

Earlier he had to contest election and his name was announced but suddenly he said that he will not contest the elections and will give a chance to the young face in his place.

His announcement is a big setback for Trinamool. There are chances of Mamata Banerjee's party winning two-three seats in the Goa assembly elections, of which one seat would have belonged to Faleiro.

With him not contesting, this possibility has diminished. Now the party has hope from Lekhi Churchill Alemao.

If the party wins one or two seats including Alemao, it will be a major boost for the party. Now the question is why did Luizinho Faleiro refuse to contest the election?

It was believed that if he had fought, he would have won the election. But he has refused because he doesn't need to fight. Had he won the assembly elections, he was becoming the CM but then he would have had to resign from the Rajya Sabha.

Keep in mind that after including him in his party, TMC has sent him to the Rajya Sabha. Had he become an MLA, the party would have asked him to leave the Rajya Sabha.

Even if he could not win, his status in TMC would have been less. Hence he is trying to preserve his current status so that a better bargaining can be done during LS polls.