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Panaji: The Congress party plans to use the current disillusionment with the Manohar Parrikar government to build momentum for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. We will expose them one by one,” he said.In the last week itself, local Congress members have been vocal and highlighted several issues to try and build opposition against the current coalition government. “There is a lot of anger against BJP’s decisions. The party has begun preparations and has been holding informal discussions with party workers to identify issues it can use to corner the current government.Trying to build on the anti-incumbency sentiment, the state Congress plans to launch campaigns to take on the government regarding issues pertaining to the central and state government, Goa desk-in-charge A Chella Kumar said. Hence, till the next president is appointed, Naik remains president.”Kumar said the BJP was trying to avoid the fact that the coalition government in Goa remains “headless” in the absence of chief minister Manohar Parrikar who has been out of the country for nearly two months..