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- ↑ "Shri Antonio Fernandes". Government of Goa.
- ↑ "Congress expels Babush for 6 years". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ↑ 10 former Goa Congress MLAs, who joined BJP, reach Delhi to meet Amit Shah
- ↑ In fresh jolt to Congress in Goa, 10 party legislators switch to BJP
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