Antonio Caetano "Tony" Fernandes of the Bharatiya Janata Party represents Santa Cruz in the Goa Legislative Assembly.
He replaced incumbent MLA Atanasio Monserrate after the latter was expelled from the Indian National Congress party in 2015 for anti-party activities.
[2] He was one of the ten members of Indian National Congress who joined Bharatiya Janata Party in July 2019.
[3][4] In 2017, Antonio Caetano Fernandes, was the preferred candidate for Indian National Congress, following the expulsion of Atanasio Monserrate in 2015.
He attended Santa Cruz High School and completed Xth standard.