All the 40 candidates of Congress and Goa Forward Party on Friday pledged to be united and to be loyal with Congress in the presence of Congress leader and MP Rahul Gandhi, said a press release.

Rahul Gandhi, on his day-long tour in Goa, had a conversation with all the candidates and wished them luck. Senior leader and election strategist P Chidambaram, leader of opposition Digambar Kamat, Goa In charge Dinesh Gundu Rao, GPCC President Girish Chodankar, Goa Forward Party president Vijai Sardesai and others were present on the occasion.