Goa Polls: NCP-Shiv Sena Declare Alliance, Say 'Congress Failed To Play Constructive Role'
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In a significant development, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Shiv Sena on Wednesday announced that they would fight the upcoming Goa assembly elections together, even as the Congress decides to go solo. Addressing a press conference, NCP's Praful Patel hit out at the Congress for failing to play a 'constructive role' in the 2017 elections, as a consequence of which the BJP managed to stake a claim and form a government.
"In 2017, Congress did not take a constructive role and we were forced to fight separately. After the results, Congress got 17 MLAs, we had 1, and with Goa Forward Party we were ready with letters of support. Unfortunately, we were waiting and hoping Congress presents a letter of staking a claim but the whole day they did nothing from morning to evening Our letters were just lying and as a consequence BJP staked a claim and formed the government. What happened, and why it happened, the people of Goa should ask those questions," said Patel.
Further, Praful Patel alleged that despite talks initiated by Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray himself, Congress had failed to build a formidable front with NCP and Shiv Sena. "Congress is not giving us the due respect we deserve. Shri Sanjay Raut and Uddhav Ji Thackeray also spoke to them in vain. We thought all 3 of us should fight together," he said.