Margao: NCP legislator Churchill Alemao has said that his daughter Valanka is still in Congress and she won’t mind contesting from South Goa for Lok Sabha if her party gives her the ticket.
“Valanka is still in the Congress. She has not left the party,” said Alemao responding to a question whether he is trying to get Congress ticket for his daughter.
“I don’t know whether Congress has any good candidate in South Goa but if given a ticket Valanka would definitely contest on her party ticket and win,” said Churchill.
The Benaulim veteran has been trying to launch his daughter Valanka through 2019 Lok Sabha eletion.
Congress spokesman Siddhanath Buyao had recently said that there is no issue of giving ticket to Valanka as she is not in Congress.