Archive · 16 Aug 2026
Kharge to Address Congress Workers in Goa on August 17
The leader of the Congress party in India is Mallikarjun Kharge.
He is going to visit a state called Goa.
Goa is a small state on the coast of India.
There, he will give a speech to people who work for the Congress party.
It will be his first speech to party workers in Goa since becoming the party's national leader.
The visit is happening because Goa will hold an election for its state government soon.
The election is expected early next year.
The Congress party wants to do well in that election.
Right now, the party has only three members in Goa's 40-member assembly.
In 2022, the party had won 11 seats, but eight of its members later joined another party called the BJP.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will make a day-long visit to Goa on Monday.
He is scheduled to address party workers at Verna village in South Goa.
State party chief Girish Chodankar called the meeting important as the party prepares for the Goa assembly election due early next year.
This will be Kharge's first address to Goa party workers since taking charge as the Congress national president.
Congress currently has three MLAs in the 40-member Goa assembly, including Leader of the Opposition Yuri Alemao; it won 11 seats in 2022 but eight MLAs later joined the BJP.
- Who
- Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, with the visit announced by state party chief Girish Chodankar.
- What
- Kharge will address Congress party workers in Goa ahead of the state assembly election.
- When
- On Monday, August 17.
- Where
- Verna village in South Goa.
- Why
- The party is gearing up for the Goa assembly election due early next year.
- Event
- Address to Congress party workers
- Speaker
- Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge
- Date
- Monday, August 17
- Venue
- Verna village, South Goa
- Goa Assembly Strength
- 40 members
- Congress MLAs in Goa
- 3, including Leader of the Opposition Yuri Alemao
- Congress Performance in 2022
- Won 11 seats; 8 MLAs later joined the BJP
- Upcoming Election
- Goa assembly election due early next year