Opposition parties try for broader coalition against ruling BJP in Goa
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As the state of Goa is gearing up for the upcoming assembly polls, the opposition parties in the state appear to be trying for a broader coalition against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Former Deputy Chief Minister Sudin Dhavalikar's Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party has already announced a pre-poll alliance with the Trinamool Congress. However, Dhavalikar has said that a third party is also likely to join the alliance.
Meanwhile, Vijai Sardesai, sitting MLA and president of the Goa Forward party, has also called for a larger coalition against the saffron brigade in the upcoming polls. Sardesai's Goa Forward Party is allied with the Congress.
"BEAT THEIR GAME PLAN! @BJP4Goa will use #COVIDThirdWave restrictions to manipulate the electoral process to grab power. We must, along with @INCGoa, @AITC4Goa and #MGP must see this danger, rise above our egos, and thwart this plan to divide and rule. This is what #Goa wants," Sardesai tweeted on Friday.
The Election Commission of India is likely to announce the dates of polling in the five states- Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Punjab and Manipur- soon.