The dissatisfied NCP members have alleged that alliance with congress was only to accommodate congress backed candidates and their spouse.

Nationalist Congress Party a major alliance partners in the present government has been shattered after the declaration of candidates. Many of the party’s aspirants and office bearers have quit the party The dissatisfied NCP members have alleged that alliance was only to accommodated congress backed candidates and their spouse.

NCP is contesting on seven seats out of which three have been allotted to non-office bearers who later joint NCP. According to the Congress NCP seats sharing agreements, Sanguem constituency is allotted to NCP. Sources suggest that this constituency was given by congress to NCP only to accommodate Congress minister Joquim Alemao’s son Yuri Alemao.

 In Mapusa where the Party president and senior politician Surendra Sirsat was denied ticket in favor of  Ashsish Shirodkar who is contesting assembly elections for the first time and has the backing of  Vishwajeet Rane.

There was also a tough tussle  between Congress and NCP in Mayem constituency where Ravi Naik son Roy Naik and Rudresh Chodanker aspired for the party ticket. The party  filed Rudresh Chodankar who is also backed by the Vishwajeet Rane as their candidate. Remaining four candidates of the NCP include Ministers Nilkant Halankar,Jose Philip D’Souza former minister Suresh Parulekar and NCP state mahila unit president Fermina Khaunte.

 Siolim constituency, which was earlier given to the NCP, is now with congress and the health minister supported Candiadte Uday palyekar has been filed by Congress. NCP General secretary Rajan Ghate left the party in protest against of the party’s decision. Ghate was in NCP for 13 years and had worked consistently for the party at the grassroots level even pioneering the opening of three party offices in Siolim in anticipation of the ticket. Rajan Ghate has now filed his nomination on Samajwadi Janata Party to contest elections from Siolim.

In Mandrem constituency NCP's vice president Sangeeta Parab has openly declared her support to BJP candidate Laximikant Parsekar. Parab can be seen taking centre stage in the BJP's public meetings. Sangeeta was upset when the imported BJP candidate Dayanand Sopte was given  Congress ticket when she was aspirant for NCP ticket from Mndrem.

In Saligao Trojana Demelo was denied ticket to Suresh Parulekar has quit the party and has filed his nomination as an independent candidate.

NCP's former general secretary Venkatesh Prabhu Moni who was an aspirant candidate from Porvorim has resigned from the party and joints BJP claiming that NCP tickets were sold out. Former minister Prakash Phadte has also parted ways withthe party. The ticket in Porvorim has been allotted to Fermina Kahunte. .

In Bicholim NCP leader Pandurang Raut has joined Trinamool Congress party to contest in Bicholim constituency.

The NCPs decision regarding allotment of tickets has created large number of dissatisfied elements and weakened the party at the crusial juncture of assembly elections.