Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Revanth Reddy to Join Congress's Goa Save Goa Yatra
Revanth Reddy, a leader from Telangana, is expected to visit Goa on Sunday.
He plans to join a Congress campaign called the Goy Rakhon Yatra.
The march is scheduled to visit two areas, Cuncolim and Quepem.
Rahul Gandhi was also expected to attend, but his visit was called off.
A party leader said this was because of a protest in New Delhi.
Political parties are making alliances ahead of Goa's next assembly election.
Congress has joined with the Revolutionary Goans Party.
The Goa Forward Party and AAP have also made an alliance, but there has been disagreement about whether to build a larger opposition group.
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy is expected to join the Congress's Goy Rakhon Yatra in Goa on Sunday.
The yatra is scheduled to pass through Cuncolim and Quepem in the evening, according to Goa Congress president Girish Chodankar.
Rahul Gandhi's planned participation was cancelled, a party leader said, citing an ongoing New Delhi agitation demanding the chief election commissioner's resignation.
The Congress has announced an alliance with the Revolutionary Goans Party ahead of Goa's assembly polls.
The Goa Forward Party and AAP formed a separate alliance called Goa First, but disagreements later arose over a broader opposition grouping.
- Who
- Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy is expected to join the Goa Congress yatra; Rahul Gandhi's planned visit was cancelled.
- What
- Reddy is scheduled to participate in the Goy Rakhon (Save Goa) Yatra.
- When
- Sunday; no calendar date is specified.
- Where
- Cuncolim and Quepem in Goa.
- Why
- The yatra is a Congress campaign ahead of Goa's assembly polls.
Broader opposition alliance
Existing alliance arrangements
Whether to form a wider opposition grouping
Broader opposition alliance
Goa Forward Party president Vijai Sardesai said there should be a grand opposition alliance that includes Congress.
Existing alliance arrangements
The article reports that Congress has announced an alliance with the Revolutionary Goans Party, while Goa Forward Party and AAP have their own Goa First alliance.
- Campaign
- Goy Rakhon Yatra, also called the Save Goa campaign
- Expected participant
- Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy
- Scheduled locations
- Cuncolim and Quepem
- Goa Congress president
- Girish Chodankar
- Cancelled visit
- Rahul Gandhi's planned participation was called off, according to a senior party leader.
- Congress alliance
- Congress has announced an alliance with the Revolutionary Goans Party.
- Other alliance
- Goa Forward Party and AAP announced the Goa First alliance.