Political Pulse Of Goa Series : Goa Forward Party
Goa Forward: Many local parties have come and gone after initially making a splash — Save Goa Front, Goa Vikas Party, United Goans Democratic Party to name a few.
This election is one of make or break for the Goa Forward Party. Set up prior to the 2017 elections the party surprised everyone by winning three seats out of the four they contested — the highest strike rate in the state.
This was largely due to the anti incumbency factor in the state and in particular the constituencies where they were contesting. The party won a vote share of a little over 3% among the lowest in the state but had three seats to show for it. By contrast the AAP had a vote share of 6% but didn’t have any seats to show for it.
Can the Goa Forward Party repeat the trick or will it be consigned to the dustbin of history like several other regional parties that came before it.
The party has the strongest chance of winning one of the three seats it is contesting — the Fatorda seat, while chances in the other two seats are admittedly slim. Can it take its tally to higher than that is the question.
By – Andrea Fernandes
