Forget BJP vs Congress; this new ‘Goa First’ alliance is betting on local pride and smart consolidation to break Goa’s 20-year BJP dominance. Sardesai, who once propped up a BJP government as Deputy CM, now says “regional identity + clean governance” is the only way to stop vote-splitting. His GFP brings deep local roots; AAP brings discipline and grassroots machinery. Can a regional-national combo really dethrone the BJP in a state where it’s ruled uninterrupted since 2002? The real test begins now; not in rallies, but in how well they unite Goa’s fractured opposition. Watch this space. Goa’s future just got a lot more unpredictable.