Goa Congress Open To Alliance With Like-Minded Parties Ahead Of Zilla Panchayat Polls

<p>Panaji, Sep 20 (PTI) The Congress is open to exploring an understanding with &ldquo;like-minded&rdquo; parties for the upcoming Zilla Panchayat elections in Goa to ensure that opposition votes are not divided, Assembly Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao said on Saturday.</p> <p>Speaking to reporters in Panaji, Alemao said the Congress has footprints across the coastal state, but its priority is to safeguard Goa&rsquo;s interests.</p> <p>&ldquo;We are here to make sure that we don&rsquo;t divide ourselves. We have a presence in all 40 constituencies. But we will take the call to ensure we don't divide the Opposition. We want Goa to be saved,&rdquo; said the Congress leader.</p> <p>The Congress is open to exploring an understanding with &ldquo;like-minded&rdquo; parties, he said.</p> <p>He claimed that the ruling BJP would attempt to split the Opposition ahead of the polls.</p> <p>&ldquo;People are watching us. Our agenda is not to divide ourselves. Whatever is in the interest of the Congress, the party will take a call,&rdquo; Alemao added.</p> <p>Goa has 50 Zilla Panchayat constituencies, and the elections are scheduled later this year.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><em>(This report has been published as part of the auto-generated syndicate wire feed. Apart from the headline, no editing has been done in the copy by ABP Live.)</em></strong></p>

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