In a setback to the Congress party’s booth-level organisation ahead of the 2027 Goa Assembly elections, 108 Booth Level Agents (BLAs) have reportedly resigned from their posts across the state.

The resignations have come just ahead of AICC national president Mallikarjun Kharge’s scheduled visit to Goa and his interaction with Congress BLAs as part of the party’s preparations for the upcoming Assembly elections.

According to a resignation communication submitted to the Chief Electoral Officer, BLA-2 forms of 108 agents from different polling booths across Goa were being submitted to the election authorities. A separate communication from Assembly Constituency 17, Polling Station/Part No. 01, sought the immediate withdrawal of the concerned individual’s authorisation as a BLA-2.

The development has reportedly exposed discontent among sections of grassroots Congress workers, who have raised concerns over the functioning of the state unit and alleged that booth-level workers are not being adequately consulted in party decisions.

Congress workers from Valpoi claimed that 10 BLAs from the constituency had stepped down from their positions. However, they stressed that their resignations were limited to their BLA responsibilities and that they continued to remain members of the Congress party.

“We have not resigned from the party. We are loyal workers, but we are very disappointed with the way things are going. The people working here are not respected,” a Congress functionary from Valpoi said.

The worker further alleged that grassroots workers were not being taken into confidence on important party matters and claimed that they were neither informed about Kharge’s visit nor invited to the scheduled meeting.

“This Congress is headless. We have no idea about who is heading it,” the functionary alleged, while claiming that there was no Congress leader willing to take charge of the party’s activities in Valpoi.

The worker also alleged that GPCC president Girish Chodankar had not held a meeting with BLAs in Valpoi.

The mass resignations come at a crucial time for the Congress, which is seeking to strengthen its grassroots network and booth-level machinery ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections. The development is likely to raise questions about the functioning of the party’s state organisation and its ability to mobilise workers at the ground level.