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Panaji: A day after withdrawing its support for Govind Gaude, the independent candidate from Priol constituency, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday announced Dattaram Desai as its candidate in Priol. Desai has accepted our request to contest from Priol," party spokesperson and senior leader Oscar Rebelo said, adding that Gaude had, himself, requested AAP's support.Dattaram Desai was AAP's candidate for the North Goa Lok Sabha seat in the 2014 general assembly elections. This move was preceded by the fact that Gaude was extended support by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) too, which he accepted. "By accepting the support of the BJP, Govind Gaude has betrayed us. We have withdrawn our support to him..