AAP and TMC snub each other in Goa.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is not interested in entering into any pre-poll pacts with the Trinamool Congress (TMC), which has made overtures for a larger coalition to defeat the ruling BJP in Goa.

The TMC, which is likewise eager to make a name for itself in its first electoral attempt in the coastal state, claims that the AAP is irrelevant to its calculations and that it is “more like the BJP’s B-team.”

While TMC Goa in-charge Mahua Moitra reignited rumors about an Opposition alliance, claiming the party's primary goal was to fight the BJP, AAP Goa in-charge Atishi, who had previously ruled out any alliance with the TMC, reiterated the party's position on Monday.

“There is no question of the AAP forming any pre-poll alliance,” Atishi told The Indian Express. In Goa, the AAP is attempting to promote a new style of development-oriented politics. So far, the election rhetoric in Goa has centered on pre-poll or post-poll alliances, to the point where even national party leaders’ visits have been mostly defined by joinings. The AAP is attempting to alter the political climate. The AAP has a vision and agenda for the state, and the people of the state are ready for it.”

TMC sources retaliated, stating that the AAP is “colluding” on the ground with the BJP.

The TMC’s door-to-door campaign, particularly with its Griha Lakshmi cards, has created a stir, according to the party’s head. If the TMC is elected to power, all senior women will receive Rs 5,000 per month.

“People believe the AAP is more concerned with the chance of winning Punjab than with Goa,” the leader remarked. In addition, if the AAP wins, it has vowed to send Rs 1,000 per month to every woman aged 18 and up. While the TMC has yet to nominate any candidates, the AAP has already disclosed the names of 20 candidates, including state legislators.