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BJP Goa is banking on Opposition to be disunited

ARWIN MESQUITA, Colva
Published Mar 4
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With so much opposition to Sec 39A TCP legislation and related legislations by BJP which are destroying the environment and identity of Goa, one would have thought that the BJP leadership will back down considering the upcoming 2027 State elections where in my view the majority of people are against the BJP.  However the BJP does not appear to be backing down and I am certain that the confidence stems from the expectation that the Opposition will be disunited and hence split votes to benefit BJP as we have seen in the recent Zilla Parishad elections. I request the leadership of Congress, AAP, RGP, GFP to look at another way of fighting the 2027 elections and they need to start strategizing from now itself which must include the interests of Goa above all parties and put to nought the BJP's expectation about a disunited Opposition.



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