The Goa Forward Party walked out of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Tuesday, citing anti-Goan policies of the BJP-led state government. However, the move of the GFP, which has 3 MLAs in the 40-member Goa House, will not have any impact on the stability of the Pramod Sawant government in the state since the Vijai Sardesai-led party is not a ruling constituent. The GFP extended support to the NDA in 2017 to facilitate the formation of the then BJP-led state government under the leadership of Manohar Parrikar. After Parrikar s death in 2019, the alliance soured when three GFP ministers were dropped from the Pramod Sawant- led government.
The Aam Aadmi Party will not ally with any other outfit for the 2022 Goa Assembly polls and will contest all 40 seats on its own strength, the party s senior leader and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Monday. He said his party was the alternative to the BJP in Goa at a time when the opposition in the state was weak and was doing what the BJP wants them to do . During the day, he paid tribute to former chief ministers Dayanand Bandodkar and Manohar Parrikar, and asked all those who want to see corruption-free politics to join AAP.
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