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In a large setback to the Aam Aadmi Party successful Goa, a radical of elder leaders, including its ex-State portion president Amit Palekar, acting main Shrikrishna Parab and 3 different office-bearers, resigned from the superior rank of the enactment connected Monday (January 5, 2026).
Mr. Palekar, Mr. Parab and Goa Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) younker helping president Rohan Naik announced their resignations astatine a property league present and their determination comes days aft the Arvind Kejriwal-led outfit fared poorly successful Zilla Panchayat (ZPs) elections successful the coastal State.
Mr. Palekar was removed from the station of Goa AAP president precocious past period aft the enactment faced humiliating decision successful the ZP (district councils) polls, winning conscionable 1 of the 42 seats it contested successful the December 20 elections.
Mr. Parab, who was past Goa AAP wide caput (organisation), was fixed further complaint arsenic acting president of the authorities unit.
Two Goa AAP vice-presidents Chetan Kamat and Sarfaraz confirmed to PTI that they person resigned from the enactment though they were not contiguous astatine the quality conference.
Talking to reporters, Mr. Palekar said helium took the determination to discontinue the enactment aft consulting his supporters.
"My followers wanted maine to person clarity successful my politics," helium maintained.
Mr. Palekar said his four-year travel with the AAP has travel to an extremity and helium has nary regrets, insisting helium has done for the enactment immoderate helium could.
The lawyer-cum-politician emphasised that helium learnt a batch from AAP leaders similar Arvind Kejriwal, Atishi (both erstwhile Delhi CMs) and Pankaj Gupta during his stint successful the party.
Mr. Palekar joined the AAP successful the run-up to the 2022 Goa assembly elections and was projected arsenic its main ministerial face. The enactment went connected to triumph 2 seats successful the 40-member Assembly.
Mr. Parab said helium is resigning to registry his disapproval of the mode Mr. Palekar was removed from the station past month.
