Panaji: The Congress on Wednesday refused to commit tickets to all the sitting party legislators in Goa for the forthcoming State Legislative Assembly elections.
All India Congress Committee Observer Jagmit Singh Brar on Wednesday told reporters in South Goa that it could not be said in all certainty that sitting legislators of the party would be given ticket for the ensuing election.
Brar, who held series of meetings with the Congress legislators in Goa, said that recommendations of Pradesh Election Committee (PEC) would be given due importance while deciding on the tickets.
He said that sitting legislators might be refused the ticket, if there was a demand from the constituency people to change the face.
The Congress leader, however, said the party would make all possible attempts to keep its flock together as there might be rebellion after announcement of tickets.
"Now it is for us to see how we will keep everyone together after certain adjustments are done while giving the berths," Brar said.
The Congress leader said that the party wanted current alliance- Congress-NCP-Maharashtrawadi Gomantak party (MGP), to continue in future.
Brar stated that the party will be having meeting of the coordination committee in which discussions would be held with NCP on seat-sharing.
"As far as MGP is concerned we will have to see what kind of alliance we are going for," he said not refusing to have post-poll alliance with the party, which is oldest regional political party in the state.
The AICC observer said that Congress was in a good position to garner majority on its own.
When pointed out that local Congress leaders are not supporting such a coalition, Brar said that Congress-NCP alliance was a national issue and was not state specific.
The assembly elections for Goa are due for 2012.
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