Goa People's Congress

Goa People's Congress
Leader	Francisco Sardinha
Founder	Francisco Sardinha
Founded	2000
Dissolved	2001
Split from	Indian National Congress
Merged into	Indian National Congress
ECI Status	dissolved party
Alliance	National Democratic Alliance
Politics of India Political parties Elections

Goa People's Congress (GPC) was a splinter group of the Indian National Congress in Goa. GPC broke away from INC in 2000 under the leadership of Francisco Sardinha. ^{[1] [2]}

GPC formed a coalition government in the state together with Bharatiya Janata Party with Sardinha as Chief Minister. That government lasted nine months. After having broken relations to GPC, BJP continued to govern with support form other Congress dissidents. After the fall of the Sardinha cabinet two GPC members of the legislative assembly, led by Dayanand Narvekar, broke away and formed a parallel GPC. ^[3]

Sardinha's GPC merged with Indian National Congress on 5 April 2001. Narvekar's GPC merged with INC 27 August the same year.^{[ citation needed ]}

List of Chief Minister

• Francisco Sardinha
  • First term: 24 November 1999 to 23 October 2000

See also

• Indian National Congress breakaway parties

Notes

1. Sardinha quits, BJP Govt. installed in Goa. The Hindu . ^{[ dead link ]}
2. Casinos Have Turned Goa Into a Sin City, Alleges Congress. NDTV .
3. Why Goa continues to be plagued by defections. Rediff.