Goa Forward Party | |
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| Abbreviation | GFP |
| Leader | Vijai Sardesai[1] |
| President | Vijai Sardesai[1] |
| Founder | Chaitanya Bhaje |
| Founded | 25 January 2016 |
| Ideology | Regionalism |
| ECI Status | State Party (Goa) |
| Alliance | UPA (2021–23) NDA (2017–2019)[2] I.N.D.I.A (2023-present) |
| Seats in Goa Legislative Assembly | 1 / 40 |
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| Website | |
| goaforward | |
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Goa Forward Party (abbr. GFP) is a regional political party in the western coastal Indian state of Goa, led by Vijai Sardesai. The GFP fielded four candidates in the 2017 Goa Assembly election and won three seats. It played a crucial, if controversial, role in the return of the Bharatiya Janata Party to power in the March 2017 election results in Goa.[4][5] The party's motto is "Goem, Goemkar, Goemkarponn" (Goa, Goans and Goan ethos).[6] The party was launched on 25 January 2016[7] and its symbol is the coconut.[8]
- ^ a b "Goa Forward President Vijay Sardesai for Goemkarponn". prudentmedia.in.
- ^ "Goa Forward takes a big leap, joins NDA".
- ^ "Goa Forward alleges Milind Naik involved in test-fixing". The Times of India. 2 May 2016.
- ^ Sequeira, Devika. "Goa Forward Fast-Forwards BJP Move to Upend State Verdict as Parrikar Reclaims Power". thewire.in. The Wire. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ D'Mello, Pamela. "Goa election 2017: As BJP stakes claim, anger among supporters of regional party that allied with it". scroll.in. The Scroll. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ "Parrikar ready to scrap amendment derecognising coconut palm: Vijai". The Navhind Times.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 April 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
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