Kiran Kandolkar’s exit an unexpected setback, admits GFP president

PANAJI: Goa Forward Party president Vijai Sardesai said Kiran Kandolkar’s move to join the All India Trinamool Congress is an unexpected blow for his party.
He said GFP was confident that Kandolkar and his wife Kavita could have contested the 2022 assembly elections from Aldona and Tivim as part of the alliance agreement.
“Kiran Kandolkar’s resignation from the party is shocking and it was unexpected,” said Sardesai.
Despite the sudden move by Kandolkar to ditch GFP, Sardesai said he understood the motives behind the exit.
“He seems to be having doubts about whether he would be getting a ticket in a possible alliance that we may have in the future. I have given him respect in our party and I was confident that I would give him what he wanted,” said Sardesai.
The GFP chief said that changing political allegiances are expected ahead of the elections, especially when new political parties enter the fray.
“He must have given it due thought and it was quite possible that he had doubts about whether he would get the ticket for his wife and himself in a possible alliance. I am quite confident that winnable candidates would not be denied tickets in the alliance,” said Sardesai.