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Friday, April 10, 2026
TopicGoa Forward Party

Topic: Goa Forward Party

Why Congress & TMC’s alliances with Goa regional parties might not be enough to fight BJP

Congress has tied up with Goa Forward Party, which is just one election old. TMC has tied up with MGP, which ruled Goa decades ago but has steadily lost its glory.

Goa’s GFP rules out merger with Trinamool, says Congress has till Diwali to finalise alliance

Goa Forward Party president Vijai Sardesai tells ThePrint too many anti-BJP forces are coming to Goa to fight BJP, says we have to think about a strategic alliance, so votes do not get divided.

‘Joined NDA only for Parrikar’ — BJP’s one-time Goa ally set to partner with Congress in 2022

The Goa Forward Party, which was part of the BJP-led NDA until April, is now in talks with the Congress for the 2022 assembly polls. 

Vijai Sardesai, the biggest loser in Goa’s roller-coaster politics

Goa Forward Party leader Vijai Sardesai saw popularity, success and heady power between 2012 and 2019, before going back to opposition benches.

With Manohar Parrikar indisposed, BJP concerned about ‘go Goa gone’

BJP’s quandary stems from the fact that Parrikar did not groom a second rung and the party has few leaders in Goa who carry adequate weight.

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China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

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