Ahead of the March 10 election results, the Goa Congress is working on a strategy to ensure that there is no repeat of 2017 where the oldest party won 17 seats, became the single largest party, but was unable to form the government. doing.
Goa has 40 constituencies, and the number of MLAs required to form a government is 21.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is hoping to maintain the state on the basis of its development works, while Congress Relying on anti-incumbency wave and rising prices of fuel and other commodities.
senior Congress the leaders have already arrived state and are in touch with regional parties and independent candidates.
P ChidambaramDinesh Rao, the former Union finance minister and observer and desk in-charge of Goa, has started a hectic political conversation in the coastal state over the issue of a hung assembly.
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Speaking to local media, Rao said, “Congress is ready for post-poll alliance with political parties which are against BJP. it also includes Aam Aadmi Party (you and Trinamool Congress (TMC), as long as their leaders allow.”
AAP He had contested the Goa elections without any pre-poll alliance, while the TMC had a pre-poll alliance with the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP).
Congress leaders of the state and Delhi are meeting the candidates here Goa, Speaking to CNN-News18, a senior Goa Congress functionary said, “Senior leaders will meet all Congress candidates personally. We are confident of forming the government and we have learned our lesson in 2017. We do not want to repeat the mistake.
Michael LoboThose who left the BJP before the elections and joined the Congress are also confident of victory. He is considered the kingmaker in North Goa. His wife also contested the election on a Congress ticket.
“We have the numbers and we are in touch with the political parties. We will go to Raj Bhavan by 5 pm,” Lobo told CNN-News18.
Lobo dismissed speculation that the BJP was in touch with him, saying “the BJP knows it does not have the numbers and is therefore spreading false messages”.
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