Opposition must unite to counter BJP in 2027 Goa assembly polls GFP leader

Panaji, May 6 (PTI) Goa Forward Party president Vijai Sardesai has claimed that anti-incumbency is building against the state BJP government and stressed the need for the Opposition parties to come together to defeat it in the 2027 assembly polls.
    
    In the 2022 elections to the 40-member Goa assembly, the GFP contested four seats in alliance with the Congress, winning only one, with Sardesai getting elected from his traditional Fatorda constituency. The Congress had won 11 seats.
    Speaking to reporters in Margao on Tuesday, Sardesai said, "Anti-incumbency sentiment defeated the DMK in Tamil Nadu. A similar sentiment is running high against the BJP government in Goa. To tap this, it is incumbent upon Opposition parties to come together and defeat the BJP."
    In the just-concluded elections to the 234-member Tamil Nadu assembly, Vijay-led TVK emerged as the single largest party by winning 108 seats, while the ruling DMK headed by M K Stalin got 59 seats.
    Sardesai also said his party has decided to take the help of a professional agency to assess its strengths and weaknesses on the ground ahead of the Goa assembly polls.
    The agency will conduct a scientific and detailed survey, and the party will take its next steps based on the findings, he added.

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