Explained: Why is Mamata Banerjee headed to Goa? https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/mamata-banerjee-goa-election-campaign-tmc-7595453/ Santanu Chowdhury , Atri Mitra October 28, 2021
Brimming with confidence after registering a spectacular victory in the Assembly polls earlier this year by defeating a surging BJP in West Bengal, Mamata’s party Trinamool Congress has now decided to jump into the electoral battle in Goa and contest the election scheduled early next year on its own.
As part of its pan-India expansion plans, the TMC has identified states where it wants to gain footprints. Apart from Tripura, Assam, Meghalaya, Uttar Pradesh, the party has also earmarked Goa to make inroads.
Abhishek Banerjee has said that they will jump into the fray in as many states as possible where the BJP is in power. The party intends to put pressure on the BJP in the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha polls where it wants to play a major role in shaping the Opposition alliance. The TMC mouthpiece, Jago Bangla, has attacked the Congress on several occasions, and announced that it is only Mamata Banerjee who has the credibility and charisma to lead an opposition coalition against the BJP.
Mamata Bannerje's speech & interaction at a meeting with Civil Society https://youtu.be/BJmcLPpGfX0?t=314