PANAJI, Oct. 6 -- Goa Forward Party (GFP) chief Vijai Sardesai on Tuesday renewed his pitch for a broader opposition front to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in next year's state elections, a sign that the newly minted "Goa First" alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) may be on the verge of a collapse over disagreements on including the Congress in the coalition.

Sardesai invoked a local mango metaphor to underline his assessment that Goans wanted a broader opposition front rather than just AAP, which was seen to be Delhi-centric.

"No Goan will choose a Dasheri (a variety popular in North India) when the (locally popular) Mancurad is available," Sardesai said in a video statement on Tuesday.

"In politics, the voter is king. ...