Congress To Field “Young And New” Candidates In Goa Polls

Panaji:

The Congress would announce the primary record of its candidates for the upcoming Goa polls by the tip of this month, state occasion president Girish Chodankar stated on Sunday and added {that a} bulk of the nominees could be younger and new.

Addressing a press convention, Mr Chodankar iterated that MLAs who had defected and joined different events won’t be thought-about.

“The method of short-listing candidates for the Goa polls will collect momentum because the AICC has introduced a screening committee for Goa. At the very least 70 to 80 per cent of Congress’ candidates will likely be younger and new,” he stated.

Elections are due in Goa in February subsequent 12 months.

Mr Chodankar stated block committees of the occasion will likely be taken into confidence whereas deciding the candidates.

“Extra significance could be given to the candidates advisable by the block committees in respective constituencies,” he stated.

The Congress chief refused to touch upon a pre-poll alliance with like-minded events.

Within the 2017 Goa Meeting polls, the Congress had received the best 17 seats within the 40-member Home proscribing the BJP at 13. Nevertheless, the BJP allied with regional parties- GFP and MGP- to kind a authorities beneath the late Manohar Parrikar.

Over years, the Congress’ power dwindled to 4 as many MLAs converted to the ruling BJP. Faleiro lately joined TMC.

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