Summary:
Splitting MGP at midnight is the biggest dacoity done by chowkidars,” Dhavalikar told reporters after he was dropped as deputy chief minister and PWD minister from the Pramod Sawant-led cabinet.The mention of chowkidar was a comment on BJP’s election campaign—‘Main Bhi Chowkidar’.“People of Goa are surprised at this dacoity done by chowkidars. Growing differences with the then chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar meant both Dhavalikar brothers were dropped from the cabinet.MGP contested the assembly election that followed independently and won three seats. Dhavalikar returned to the cabinet along with his pet PWD portfolio with Parrikar as the chief minister.It seemed smooth sailing for Dhavalikar again, until he was left crippled by his own MLAs on Wednesday. That plan didn’t work out as Congress got the Churchill Alemao-led Save Goa Front to back them and Dhavalikar was left out in the cold. In 1999, when Luizinho Faleiro enjoyed a majority, two MGP MLAs—Ramakant Khalap and Prakash Velip—split from the party and joined Congress..