The election results of five states are about to come, but before that the Congress is preparing differently. The Congress says that Goa is already working on making a strategy so that a mistake like 2017 does not happen. Then the Congress had secured the maximum number of 17 seats, but the BJP, forming a coalition, approached the governor and staked claim to form the government. There are a total of 40 seats in Goa and it is necessary to achieve the figure of 21 to form the government. The BJP is expected to return to power once again, while the Congress feels that it will get the vote of anti-incumbency.
The Congress is hopeful of getting seats, but there is also the fear of a game being played by the BJP. This is the reason why senior Congress leaders have reached the state and are in touch with regional parties and independent candidates. If no party gets a clear majority in the state, then Goa’s supervisor P. Chidambaram and desk in-charge Dinesh Rao are working to deal with that situation. Talking to local media, Rao said, “Congress is ready for a post-poll alliance with those parties which are against the BJP. These include Aam Aadmi Party and TMC.
The Aam Aadmi Party has contested the elections alone this time. Apart from this, TMC fought the election in collaboration with Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party. Congress leaders from Delhi and Goa are meeting candidates in the state. Talking to the media, a Goa Congress leader said, “Senior leaders have made preparations for personal talks with all the Congress candidates. We are hopeful that we will form the government and have learned from the 2017 incident. We don’t want to repeat the mistake of the past. Meanwhile, Michael Lobo, who left the BJP and joined the Congress, is also confident of the party’s victory. He is seen as the kingmaker leader in North Goa. His wife has also contested this time on a Congress ticket.