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Could AAP face member turned foe in LS polls?

As the race for the South Goa ticket is set to intensify in the coming weeks ahead of next year’s Lok Sabha polls, a question is doing the rounds in Saxtti political circles how would the Aam Admi Party react if its INDIA alliance partner, Congress decides to nominate bureaucrat-turned-politician Elvisbab Gomes for the seat.   

Well, Elvisbab, who was AAP’s state convenor, had unsuccessfully contested the South Goa Lok Sabha seat in 2019 on the AAP banner, before he quit the Arvind Kejrival-led party to embrace the Congress. Given that AAP and Congress are members of the INDIA alliance, political observers say it would be interesting to know how AAP would go about the work in the run up to the 2024 polls.

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Question or two on united oppn

The Goan Network
Published Nov 4, 2023, 12:58 AM IST
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It was a week when civil society ignited the flame of unity at the historic Lohia Maidan against divisive forces that had raised their ugly heads in peaceful Goa. Opposition parties, however, may have to face a question or two “ Is the opposition united enough to take on the divisive forces and their political mentors?  Take note: The presence of opposition leaders and MLAs did help express their solidarity with civil society, sending the right message to the…

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