Congress leader Digambar Kamat, who led the defections in Goa, said he and the rest of the MLAs had taken permission from God before joining the BJP and "God agreed". He said he was upset at the way the Congress leadership treated him. "By doing Bharat jodo, do you think it will fetch votes? I was the Chief Minister. I know how decisions are made. They didn't have the courtesy to call me to Delhi and discuss," he said.