Congress-GFP alliance talks stir in Goa ahead of 2027 polls:AAP signals it may join the mix; BJP eyes fourth consecutive term

Opposition parties have already started preparations for the assembly elections to be held in Goa in 2027. Congress and Goa Forward Party (GFP) have initiated preliminary talks regarding an alliance. Meanwhile, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has also indicated towards forming an alliance. Goa Pradesh Congress Committee President Girish Chodankar informed that he has discussed the alliance with GFP chief Vijay Sardesai. Both leaders met on Saturday in Fatorda town of South Goa. Congress and GFP had also contested the 2022 assembly elections together. Chodankar said that the talks held on Saturday were preliminary. A decision on taking the alliance forward is yet to be made. He informed that they will meet again soon to finalise seat sharing and other issues. AAP says- Ready for alliance with like-minded parties Meanwhile, Aam Aadmi Party Goa President Valmiki Naik held a meeting on Saturday with his party’s committee that has been given the responsibility of deciding on alliances with like-minded parties. Naik told reporters that AAP is ready for an alliance with like-minded parties. The party’s main objective is to defeat the BJP government. AAP contested separately in 2022, fielding its candidates in 39 out of 40 seats. AAP won 2 seats (Benaulim and Velim) and entered the Goa Legislative Assembly for the first time. After the elections, both AAP MLAs remained with the party. BJP in power for 3 consecutive terms, currently has 33 MLAs Elections for the 40-member Goa Legislative Assembly are likely to be held in February-March 2027. Currently, BJP is in power with the support of 33 MLAs. Of these, 28 MLAs belong to BJP, three are independents, and two MLAs are from Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP). In the 2022 assembly elections, BJP won 20 out of 40 seats. Later, 8 Congress MLAs joined the BJP, which further strengthened the party’s majority. Now BJP has set a target to win more than 30 seats in the 2027 elections to form the government for the fourth consecutive time. ​