Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Congress Opens Goa Alliance Talks Ahead of 2027 Polls
The Congress wants several opposition parties to work together in Goa’s 2027 election.
It has started talks with the Aam Aadmi Party and the Revolutionary Goans Party.
Congress leader Girish Chodankar said the early conversations were positive.
The parties may later discuss which group will contest each seat.
The Goa Forward Party is not currently talking because it wants to focus on all 40 constituencies.
Congress says it is ready to resume talks with that party.
Goa has 40 assembly seats.
In the 2022 election, the BJP won the most seats, followed by Congress.
The Congress has opened alliance talks with the Aam Aadmi Party and Revolutionary Goans Party for the 2027 Goa Assembly elections.
Goa Congress president Girish Chodankar said preliminary discussions with both parties have been positive.
Detailed negotiations, including seat-sharing, are expected to begin shortly.
The Congress also wants the Goa Forward Party to rejoin alliance discussions after suspending them temporarily.
In the 2022 elections, the BJP won 20 of Goa’s 40 seats, Congress won 11, and the Goa Forward Party won one.
- Who
- The Indian National Congress, Aam Aadmi Party, Revolutionary Goans Party, and potentially the Goa Forward Party.
- What
- The Congress has begun talks to form a united opposition alliance for the 2027 Goa Assembly elections.
- When
- Ahead of the 2027 Goa Assembly elections; the talks were reported on August 21.
- Where
- Goa, India, with the report datelined Panaji.
- Why
- Congress says it wants like-minded opposition parties to contest the election as a united front.
United Opposition Alliance
Independent Constituency Focus
Alliance strategy
United Opposition Alliance
Congress, Aam Aadmi Party, and Revolutionary Goans Party leaders have shown interest in working together against the ruling side in the 2027 election.
Independent Constituency Focus
The Goa Forward Party has temporarily paused alliance talks, saying it wants to concentrate on all 40 constituencies.
Seat-sharing discussions
United Opposition Alliance
Congress says detailed discussions, including seat-sharing, can begin once the alliance talks formally proceed.
Independent Constituency Focus
The Goa Forward Party’s current position delays negotiations over how constituencies would be divided among potential allies.
- Election
- 2027 Goa Assembly elections
- Assembly size
- 40 constituencies
- Congress initiative
- The Congress is seeking a united opposition front.
- Parties in initial talks
- Aam Aadmi Party and Revolutionary Goans Party
- Talks on hold
- The Goa Forward Party has temporarily suspended alliance discussions.
- 2022 result
- BJP won 20 seats, Congress won 11, and Goa Forward Party won one seat.