Goa Congress Former Working President Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco Joins TMC

GG News Bureau

Panaji, 21^st Dec. Goa Congress’ ex working president Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in Kolkata on Tuesday, ahead of the Goa Assembly elections due early next year.

Lourenco resigned as a member of the Goa Legislative Assembly as well as from the Congress on Monday, before heading to Kolkata.

Today, former @INCIndia Curtorim MLA Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco joined us in the presence of our Chairperson @MamataOfficial and our National General Secretary @abhishekhaitc. We extend a very warm welcome to him! Together, we shall work for the betterment of all Goans, tweeted TMC’s official handle on Tuesday.

Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco, a two-term MLA from Curtorim Assembly seat, was recently projected as the Goa Pradesh Congress Committee’s working president.

After Lourenco’s resignation, the Congress’ strength in the 40-member Goa Assembly has been reduced to two.

Goa Assembly elections are due in February 2022. TMC has announced that it will contest the Assembly polls in the state.