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{{Short description|Political party in India, 2000 to 2001}}
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{{Infobox Indian Political Party
| party_name        = Goa People's Congress
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| founder           = [[Francisco Sardinha]]
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| dissolution       = 2001
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| eci               = dissolved party
| alliance          = [[National Democratic Alliance]]
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'''Goa People's Congress''' ('''GPC''') was a splinter group of the [[Indian National Congress]] in [[Goa]]. GPC broke away from INC in 2000 under the leadership of [[Francisco Sardinha]].<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/2000/10/25/stories/01250007.htm Sardinha quits, BJP Govt. installed in Goa]. ''[[The Hindu]]''. {{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>[http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/casinos-have-turned-goa-into-a-sin-city-alleges-congress-1238509 Casinos Have Turned Goa Into a Sin City, Alleges Congress]. ''[[NDTV]]''.</ref>

GPC formed a coalition government in the state together with [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] with Sardinha as Chief Minister. That government lasted nine months. After having broken relations to GPC, BJP continued to govern with support form other Congress dissidents. After the fall of the Sardinha cabinet two GPC members of the legislative assembly, led by [[Dayanand Narvekar]], broke away and formed a parallel GPC.<ref>[http://m.rediff.com/news/2000/aug/21goa.htm Why Goa continues to be plagued by defections]. ''Rediff''.</ref>

Sardinha's GPC merged with [[Indian National Congress]] on 5 April 2001. Narvekar's GPC merged with INC 27 August the same year.{{fact|date=August 2024}}

== List of Chief Minister ==

* [[Francisco Sardinha]]
** First term: 24 November 1999 to 23 October 2000

==See also==

*[[Indian National Congress breakaway parties]]

==Notes==
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[[Category:Defunct political parties in Goa]]
[[Category:2000 establishments in Goa]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress breakaway groups]]
[[Category:Political parties established in 2000]]
[[Category:Political parties disestablished in 2001]]