Reacting to the verdict, Chodankar said, “The verdict was on unexpected lines and we are going to challenge it in the SC because it puts the very existence of political parties under question.” The Goa Congress chief added that the order only encourages the kind of politics that is taking place all over the country today.“It will encourage the kind of politics of the Narendra Modi government at the Centre. With the use of the money, they can change the mandate of the voter. This order actually goes against the existence of political parties and the existence of democratic values. We are just setting a bad precedent in the country where after the election, a few MLAs can come together and make a decision irrespective of what the political party which has nominated them as a candidate stands for. They may take money from the party in power and can break away. So, we feel that this is going to set a bad precedent not only for the Congress party but all the political parties across the country,” Chodankar said, adding that it defeats the purpose of the tenth schedule of the constitution.
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