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Poinguinim candidate says Cong leaders worked for rebel candidate

MARGAO

In a interesting development, Goa Forward party’s Poinguinim candidate Prashant Naik has on Tuesday said that some of the Congress party leaders from Canacona worked for the Congress rebel candidate, resulting in a split in the non-BJP vote to the advantage of the BJP.

He said the presence of the Congress rebel candidate in the fray resulted in the division of the non-BJP vote. “Not only the Congress rebel candidate refused to withdraw from the fray, some of  the Congress leaders from Canacona openly worked for the rebel. These Congress leaders went about telling the voters that the Congress rebel candidate in the official candidate  of the Congress party”, he added.



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Party had to contend with Cong rebels and lack of cordinated action against opponents: GFP

THE GOAN NETWORK
Published Dec 24, 2025, 12:00 AM IST
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Party had to contend with Cong rebels and lack of cordinated action against opponents: GFP

MARGAOOn paper, the Congress and the Goa Forward Party (GFP) contested the recently concluded Zilla Panchayat elections as allies, stitching together a pre-poll alliance to prevent a split in the non-BJP vote and challenge the ruling BJP.However, a day after the alliance virtually swept the polls in Salcete”winning eight of the nine seats”the Goa Forward Party leadership and several of its unsuccessful candidates are grappling with a critical question: Was the Congress“GFP…

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