Goemkarponn desk
PANAJI: Even as Congress maintained healthy discussions were underway on alliance with Goa Forward Party (GFP), the GFP President Vijai Sardesai today said that he was expecting a final decision from Congress party this coming Monday.
Today, AICC Goa Desk Incharge Dinesh Gundu Rao called in a meeting with GFP President Vijai Sardesai to discuss the alliance.
After the meeting, Gundu Rao said healthy discussions were underway with the regional outfit after the meeting.
“I cannot say much, but healthy discussions are on,” he said.
On the other hand, Sardesai said, “We are having a meeting with the Congress party, and we expect a decision on Monday. The ball is now in the court of Congress,” said Vijai Sardesai after meeting
GPCC President Girish Chodankar and AICC Goa Desk Incharge Dinesh Gundu Rao said that the discussion is on and that they will finalize the decision soon.
Sardesai had earlier met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi last month, and it was reported then that the former ally of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would contest the election in alliance with the grand old party.
When asked to comment on the tie-up, Congress leader and senior observer for Goa Assembly polls P Chidambaram, however, said on Thursday, “the word alliance is used indiscriminately”.
“So far, we had one party leader (GFP chief), Vijai Sardesai, who came to Delhi and said, to defeat the BJP, my party offers support to the Congress’. Rahul Gandhi said we accept the support. All other details have to be discussed further,” Chidambaram had said.
