PANJIM, March 21 -- Team Herald

Taking on All India Congress Committee (AICC) Secretary and Goa in-charge Anjali Nimbalkar, Aam Aadmi Party state chief Amit Palekar said that the Congress Goa unit should either merge with the BJP or not fight elections at all, since their MLAs had a history of defecting to the BJP.

Palekar's comments came hours after Nimbalkar warned AAP and Trinamool Congress (TMC) for jeopardising Congress chances in 2022 polls and claimed that people of Goa will support Congress in 2027 Assembly elections.

Palekar's riposte came hours later on his X handle, where he said: "Going by your logic @DrAnjaliTai, @INCGoa should either merge with @BJP4Goa or should not contest elections in Goa at all as twice your elected M...