Former Union minister and newly-appointed All India Congress Committee (AICC) election observer for Goa, P Chidambaram, on Wednesday arrived in the coastal state for a 2-day visit. During the viit he is likely to discuss the party's strategy with local leaders for the Assembly polls, due in February next year. A senior Congress leader didn't rule out the possibility of Chidambaram holding pre-poll alliance talks during his visit.

"P. Chidambaram will meet and discuss with various leaders and party functionaries during his two days visit. He will interact Pradesh Congress Committee office bearers, frontals, district and block presidents and will take inputs to work out strategies for upcoming assembly elections," a senior party official said.

This is Chidambaram's firt visit to Goa after he was appointed the AICC election observer for the coastal state. Earlier in the day, Chidambaram was received at the Goa airport by state Congress chief Girish Chodankar, Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat and other leaders. Chidambaram, however, refused to answer the questions of reporters. 

Arvind Kejriwal to visit former Minister Sewa Sekhwan in Punjab on Aug 26

Cabinet approves FDI proposal of 15000 cr in Anchorage Infrastructure

Banks to have nationwide credit outreach programme this year: Nirmala Sitharaman