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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Shoumojit Banerjee

Goa Assembly election: Congress in talks with non-BJP parties, independents for post-poll alliance

As counting to the 40-seat Goa Assembly election draws near, the major players in the fray are gearing up for a fractured verdict with the Congress leadership in talks with parties that have not allied with the BJP to form the next government after the results on March 10.

Congress election in-charge Dinesh Gundu Rao and the senior election observer P. Chidambaram, who reached Goa on Sunday will be parleying with probable alliance partners, said party sources.

Both Mr. Rao and Mr. Chidambaram, along with the Congress’ ally, the Vijai Sardesai-led Goa Forward Party (GFP) are said to be charting out a strategy to win support from independents in order to help the party win the magic figure of 21 seats.

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