Panaji, Jan 15 (IANS) The Congress is facing a “dual incumbency” factor in Goa, with both the Congress-led governments in the state and centre ridden with scandals and maladministration, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley said Sunday.

Speaking to reporters here before starting a padayatra for the March 3 assembly polls, he also said that the virtual absence of governance in Goa was symptomatic of the ailings and failings of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government.

“Politics in Goa is facing an unparalleled crisis of credibility. What is happening in Goa is reflected at the centre in matters of bad governance, corruption, leadership crisis, a weakening economy hitting a low and a policy paralysis,” Jaitley said.

He said that the BJP would contest the March 3 assembly polls on a moral plank, which had been handed over to them by a “discredited and scandal-ridden” government.

“A dual anti incumbency (factor) will operate here,” Jaitley said.

The BJP is currently in talks with the regional Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) to form an alliance to take on the Congress party, which is looking to renew its 2004 alliance for the oncoming polls.