It has been 15 yearsвЂ¦ itвЂ™s painful to end such a long tenure with the BJP,вЂќ he remarked, claiming that important BJP workers are being sidelined.вЂњI repeatedly tried to talk to my higher-ups on sidelining of karyakartas. He later quit as an MLA, submitting his resignation letter to legislature secretary Namrata Ulman at the state legislative assembly complex.Mayem MLA Zantye also tendered his resignation as a member of the legislative assembly.The resignations of Lobo and Zantye took the number of BJP legislators quitting the party to four.It is pertinent to note here that so far 10 MLAs have resigned taking down the strength of the 40-member House to 30.Lobo, who was the port, rural development and waste management minister in the Sawant government for the last two and a half years, is likely to join the Congress.Zantye, who was chairman of the Goa Horticulture Development Corporation, will soon join the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party.Speaking to media persons, Lobo said that he resigned as the minister, MLA and also from the primary membership of the BJP in the light of the assembly polls.вЂњWe have to be ready well in advance. Staff Reporter PanajiTwo more BJP legislators вЂ“ Michael Lobo and Pravin Zantye вЂ“ on Monday resigned from the party as well as the state legislative assembly, ahead of the February 14 assembly elections.The two-time Calangute MLA Lobo first resigned as the minister.

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