The Goa Forward Party, a constituent of the Goa government, Monday appreciated BJP chief Amit Shah for promptly deputing central observers to listen to allies in connection with the political situation arising from Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's indisposition.
GFP president Vijai Sardesai also said that his party was with Parrikar and was not in talk with anybody else.
The three central observers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) -- Ram Lal, B L Santhosh and Vinay Puranik -- left for Delhi on Monday after holding several rounds of talks in the coastal state with partymen and alliance partners.
They will submit a report on the political scene in Goa to Shah, party functionaries said.
Speaking to PTI on Monday, GFP chief Vijai Sardesai said, "We appreciate swift action of BJP national president (Amit Shah) to depute senior leaders to hear us in Goa. This reflects the concern that he has for a small state like Goa, which is deserving and appreciated."
He added that his party, as well as Independents supporting the ruling alliance, had told the BJP emissaries that the solution offered should be a permanent one and not something on an "ad hoc" basis.
"We are waiting for the future course of action as now all the pros and cons of the situation is known well to the BJP national leadership," Sardesai, who is also state Agriculture Minister, said.
The minister emphasised that the GFP was with Parrikar, adding that "we are not talking to anyone, neither is anybody talking to us".
The Congress had Monday afternoon submitted a memorandum to Goa Governor Mridula Sinha staking claim to form a government in the state.
The Congress, with 16 MLAS, had claimed that it had the numbers in the 40-member Goa Legislative Assembly to form the government.
The BJP has 14 seats in the Assembly, its allies Goa Forward Party and MGP have three each. Three Independents and an MLA from Nationalist Congress Party also support the BJP.
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