'Some people are greedy, BJP trying to bargain with them': Goa Congress in-charge on mutiny buzz
2 years, 5 months ago

'Some people are greedy, BJP trying to bargain with them': Goa Congress in-charge on mutiny buzz

India Today  

Amid mutiny in Goa Congress, Dinesh Gundu Rao, Congress' Goa in-charge, slammed his own party leaders Digambar Kamat and Michael Lobo on Monday. #NewsToday with @SardesaiRajdeep pic.twitter.com/DZgEcu5nzv — IndiaToday July 11, 2022 Hitting out at Kamat and Lobo, Congress' Goa in-charge said, "BJP was trying to engineer a 2/3 split in Congress and their own party leaders Micheal Lobo and former Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat were also involved in this." When asked about half of Congress leaders are out on their way to join the BJP within six months of elections, Dinesh Gundu Rao said, "We have sacked Michael Lobo as the Leader of the Opposition in the Goa Assembly. Replying to why the party did not introspect Lobo before offering him a ticket, Dinesh Gundu Rao said,"In politics, people switch parties.

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Two former Congress MLAs join BJP in Madhya Pradesh
9 months, 1 week ago

Two former Congress MLAs join BJP in Madhya Pradesh

Hindustan Times  

BHOPAL: Two former Congress legislators in Madhya Pradesh, Shivdayal Bagri and Arunoday Choubey on Monday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of chief minister Mohan Yadav and BJP state president VD Sharma in state capital Bhopal. Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav welcomed welcomed the two former Congress legislators who joined the BJP Bagri is a former legislator …

Amidst voting Congress accuses BJP of sending people from Goa to Karnataka
1 year, 7 months ago

Amidst voting Congress accuses BJP of sending people from Goa to Karnataka

Op India  

Hours before the Karnataka assembly election, the Congress party alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party was transporting supporters from Goa to the poll-bound southern state. Senior Congress leader Pawan Khera posted that people from Goa were allegedly ferried to Karnataka ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally. Why is Goa BJP Govt sending people from Goa by Kadamba Transport Corporation …

’Why is BJP sending people from Goa to Karnataka?’ Congress raises alarm
1 year, 7 months ago

’Why is BJP sending people from Goa to Karnataka?’ Congress raises alarm

Live Mint  

People in Karnataka have begun to vote today for the 224 state legislature seats. Meanwhile, senior Congress leaders have shared a video of buses and alleged that Goa BJP is sending people to northern Karnataka. Congress leader Pawan Khera took to Twitter and wrote, "Why is Goa BJP Govt sending people from Goa by Kadamba Transport Corporation Buses to Northern …

Rise and fall of the Congress
2 years, 1 month ago

Rise and fall of the Congress

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 03, 2022 10:40 IST Since 2014, when the Bharatiya Janata Party came to power at the Centre, the Indian National Congress has received body blow after body blow. For a brief period, both factions ruled Maharashtra jointly, but in 1978 Pawar formed the Samantar Congress and with the backing of the Janata Party and the Peasants and …

Presidential polls is 'sideshow, main focus is...', says senior Congress leader
2 years, 2 months ago

Presidential polls is 'sideshow, main focus is...', says senior Congress leader

Hindustan Times  

Referring to the upcoming Congress presidential elections, MP Jairam Ramesh said on Friday that whatever is happening with the grand old party is only a “sideshow” and the main focus is on the ongoing ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’. Catch live updates of Congress president race here “Congress is the only party which has a system for electing a president…Every voter has …

Goa Congress passes resolution seeking Rahul Gandhi as party president
2 years, 3 months ago

Goa Congress passes resolution seeking Rahul Gandhi as party president

India TV News  

Goa Congress: The Goa unit of the Congress on Tuesday joined the list of Pradesh Congress Committees supporting Rahul Gandhi for the post of party president. "All elected and co-opted members of Goa Pradesh Congress Committee have resolved today that Member of Parliament and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi be unanimously elected as President of AICC," the resolution read. Goa Pradesh …

Goa CM Pramod Sawant, 8 Congress Turncoat MLAs to Meet PM Modi in Delhi Today
2 years, 3 months ago

Goa CM Pramod Sawant, 8 Congress Turncoat MLAs to Meet PM Modi in Delhi Today

News 18  

Eight MLAs who ditched the Congress party to join the ruling BJP in Goa are all set to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi today. Six of the MLAs arrived in Delhi by flight early this morning accompanied by CM Pramod Sawant and BJP state unit president Sadanand Tanavade. Delhi | Goa CM Pramod Sawant along with newly elected …

Goa: MLAs who joined BJP and CM Sawant arrive in Delhi, to meet PM Modi
2 years, 3 months ago

Goa: MLAs who joined BJP and CM Sawant arrive in Delhi, to meet PM Modi

Live Mint  

The 8 MLAs who switched to BJP in Goa are set to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant arrived in Delhi along with the eight newly inducted MLAs, who defected to the BJP from the Congress, late at night on Sunday. Earlier on September 14, all the eight MLAs; Digambar Kamat, Michael Lobo, Delilah …

Another setback for the Congress in Goa
2 years, 3 months ago

Another setback for the Congress in Goa

Hindustan Times  

Eight Congress lawmakers joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in a blow to the Opposition party in Goa on Wednesday. It also hasn’t missed anyone’s attention that the defections have happened against the backdrop of the party’s biggest public outreach effort in years, the Bharat Jodo Yatra. The defections are an embarrassment for the Congress which finds itself unable to defend …

Remaining three Cong MLAs in Goa vow to stay with party
2 years, 3 months ago

Remaining three Cong MLAs in Goa vow to stay with party

Deccan Chronicle  

PANAJI: The three remaining MLAs of the Congress in Goa on Wednesday said they would stay with the party in the wake of the exit of eight fellow legislators who have crossed over to the ruling BJP. The three MLAs who did not switch sides -- Yuri Alemao, Altone D'Costa and Carlose Alvares Ferreira -- spoke at a press conference …

'God Told Me...': Former Goa CM Digambar Kamat After Joining BJP With 7 Other Congress MLAs
2 years, 3 months ago

'God Told Me...': Former Goa CM Digambar Kamat After Joining BJP With 7 Other Congress MLAs

ABP News  

New Delhi: Former Chief Minister Digambar Kamat on Wednesday said that it was after divine approval that he decided to jump ship from the Congress to Bharatiya Janata Party. He then told me to take a decision.” Meanwhile, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday said that eight MLAs of the Congress have joined the ruling BJP unconditionally. Addressing a …

Goa: 8 Cong MLAs join BJP; CM Sawant says \'Congress Chhodo Yatra\' will commence now
2 years, 3 months ago

Goa: 8 Cong MLAs join BJP; CM Sawant says \'Congress Chhodo Yatra\' will commence now

Deccan Chronicle  

Panaji: Eight Goa Congress MLAs including former Chief Minister Digambar Kamat and Leader of Opposition Michael Lobo joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in Goa on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Goa CM Sawant also took a jibe at Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra and said that "Congress Chhodo Yatra will begin from Goa now" while welcoming the leaders. The development came amid Congress …

8 Congress MLAs in Goa likely to join BJP today
2 years, 3 months ago

8 Congress MLAs in Goa likely to join BJP today

Deccan Chronicle  

Panaji: Ahead of joining the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday, eight Congress MLAs, including former Goa CM Digambar Kamat and Leader of Opposition Michael Lobo met with Chief Minister Pramod Sawant at the Assembly Complex. After holding a meeting with Congress Legislature Party, Lobo told ANI that they "will join BJP", however no official confirmation from the Sawant has come …

Congress breaking amid Rahul Gandhi's 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', 3/4th party MLAs in Goa to join BJP
2 years, 3 months ago

Congress breaking amid Rahul Gandhi's 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', 3/4th party MLAs in Goa to join BJP

Firstpost  

The Congress will be left with mere three MLAs in the 40-member Goa Assembly. Who are eight Goa Congress MLAs joining BJP today? The eight Goa Congress MLAs who will be joining BJP are - Digambar Kamat, Michael Lobo, Delilah Lobo, Rajesh Phaldesai, Kedar Naik, Sankalp Amonkar, Aleixo Sequeira and Rudolf Fernandes. He said, “We have joined BJP to strengthen …

Congress drops former Goa chief minister Digambar Kamat from top party panel
2 years, 5 months ago

Congress drops former Goa chief minister Digambar Kamat from top party panel

India Today  

The Congress party on Sunday removed former Chief Minister of Goa Digambar Kamat from his current position as a permanent invitee to the Congress Working Committee with immediate effect amid the ongoing crisis. The Congress President has removed Digambar Kamat from his current position as Permanent lnvitee to Congress Working Committee with immediate effect," a party statement said. DEFECTION BUZZ …

Congress flies out 5 Goa MLAs to Chennai over poaching fears
2 years, 5 months ago

Congress flies out 5 Goa MLAs to Chennai over poaching fears

India Today  

The Congress flew out five Goa MLAs to Chennai last evening after the Assembly proceedings ended for the day, fearing poaching by the BJP. The MLAs could have been called to Chennai to meet someone," former Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat, who was last week accused by the party of engineering the defections to BJP, told India Today TV. He …

Mutiny brewing in the Congress in Goa
2 years, 5 months ago

Mutiny brewing in the Congress in Goa

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 12, 2022 06:37 IST Five months after Assembly elections in Goa, Michael Lobo, a senior Congressman and Leader of the Opposition, and Digambar Kamat, a former Chief Minister and Member of the Legislative Assembly, reportedly tried to split the Congress party in the State by urging eight of the 11 party MLAs to defect from the Congress. …

BJP has nothing to do with 'rebellion' in Goa Congress: CM Sawant amid reports of contact with rebels
2 years, 5 months ago

BJP has nothing to do with 'rebellion' in Goa Congress: CM Sawant amid reports of contact with rebels

India TV News  

Highlights Goa CM Pramod Sawant said that BJP has nothing to do with ongoing Cong rebellion in state. Goa Congress news: Distancing the Bhartiya Janata Party from the ongoing "rebellion" in the Goa Congress Legislature party, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday said that BJP has nothing to do with it. “Let me reiterate that the BJP has nothing …

Goa Congress seeks disqualification of MLAs Michael Lobo, Digambar Kamat for trying to engineer split
2 years, 5 months ago

Goa Congress seeks disqualification of MLAs Michael Lobo, Digambar Kamat for trying to engineer split

India Today  

The Congress on Monday filed petitions with the Goa Assembly Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar seeking disqualification of its MLAs Michael Lobo and Digambar Kamat for trying to engineer a split in the party. On Sunday, out of the total 11 Congress MLAs in the state, five -- Michael Lobo, Digambar Kamat, Kedar Naik, Rajesh Faldesai and Delialah Lobo -- had gone …

Exclusive: ‘Op Kamala a Flop’: Dinesh Gundu Rao Says BJP Tried to Do a Maha with Goa Congress but Failed
2 years, 5 months ago

Exclusive: ‘Op Kamala a Flop’: Dinesh Gundu Rao Says BJP Tried to Do a Maha with Goa Congress but Failed

News 18  

All India Congress Committee Goa in charge Dinesh Gundu Rao has called BJP’s attempt to lure two-thirds of the Congress MLAs to their fold a “flop Operation Kamala”. Rao told News18 exclusively about how Digambar Kamat and Michael Lobo, the two MLAs who are said to have been leading the rebellion within the Congress, have been conspiring and trying to …

Smooth Sail or Rough Ride? Amid Kamat Revolt, A Look at How Goa Cong Defectors Fared After Jumping Ship
2 years, 5 months ago

Smooth Sail or Rough Ride? Amid Kamat Revolt, A Look at How Goa Cong Defectors Fared After Jumping Ship

News 18  

In 2019, a group of 10 Congress legislators was huddled up in a meeting while watching the India -New Zealand match in Goa. A look at some of the MLAs who switched to the BJP from the Congress and where they stand today: Vishwajit Rane: Topping the list is Goa’s health and town and country planning minister. The son of …

Goa: Congress moves five MLAs to undisclosed location ahead of Assembly session as five others go incommunicado
2 years, 5 months ago

Goa: Congress moves five MLAs to undisclosed location ahead of Assembly session as five others go incommunicado

Firstpost  

The ‘rebel’ MLAs - Michael Lobo, Digambar Kamat, Kedar Naik, Rajesh Faldesai and Delialah Lobo - were available for comments, but sources in the BJP claimed that the legislators were in touch with them Panaji: Ahead of the Goa Assembly session beginning on Monday, the opposition Congress has moved five of its MLAs to an undisclosed location, after five other …

Sonia Gandhi rushes Mukul Wasnik to Goa amid disarray in Congress
2 years, 5 months ago

Sonia Gandhi rushes Mukul Wasnik to Goa amid disarray in Congress

Hindustan Times  

Congress chief Sonia Gandhi has rushed Member of Parliament Mukul Wasnik to Goa as the party appeared to be in a disarray there amid indications that a group of its lawmakers was likely to cross over to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. Dinesh Gundu Rao, the Congress’s Goa in charge, on Sunday accused the BJP of conspiring with Digambar Kamat …

Goa: Congress moves its 5 MLAs to undisclosed location; Sonia rushes Mukul Wasnik amid crisis
2 years, 5 months ago

Goa: Congress moves its 5 MLAs to undisclosed location; Sonia rushes Mukul Wasnik amid crisis

India TV News  

Highlights Congress rushes Mukul Wasnik to Goa amid political crisis Party has also moved five of its MLAs to an undisclosed location The ruling BJP in Goa has 20 MLAs The opposition Congress has moved five of its MLAs to an undisclosed location after five other party legislators went incommunicado. Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday asked senior party leader …

5 MLAs untraceable: Goa Congress hit by mutiny within 3 months of polls
2 years, 5 months ago

5 MLAs untraceable: Goa Congress hit by mutiny within 3 months of polls

India Today  

Goa Congress is in a crisis. Former Goa Congress chief Girish Chodankar alleged that party MLAs were offered Rs 40 crore to join the BJP. However, the BJP has dismissed the allegations, with its state president, Sadanand Tanavade, telling India Today that the Congress is "making baseless allegations about the MLAs being approached and offered money". 2) When India Today …

Goa Congress removes legislative party leader Michael Lobo for planning defections to BJP
2 years, 5 months ago

Goa Congress removes legislative party leader Michael Lobo for planning defections to BJP

India Today  

The Congress on Sunday removed Michael Lobo as the Leader of Opposition in the Goa Assembly for conspiring to engineer a defection in the party. All India Congress Committee Goa in-charge Dinesh Gundu Rao said a conspiracy was hatched and led by Lobo and former chief minister Digambar Kamat to weaken the party in the coastal state. He added, "We …

Rs 40 crore to join BJP: Goa Congress leader's explosive claims amid mutiny buzz
2 years, 5 months ago

Rs 40 crore to join BJP: Goa Congress leader's explosive claims amid mutiny buzz

India Today  

Former Goa Congress chief Girish Chodankar has alleged that party MLAs were offered Rs 40 crore to join the BJP. The explosive claims come amid a strong buzz of mutiny in the state Congress, with at least six MLAs, led by former Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat, likely to join the saffron camp. The BJP has, however, dismissed the allegations, …

Goa Congress MLAs gather in a hotel in Margao amidst rumour of impending split
2 years, 5 months ago

Goa Congress MLAs gather in a hotel in Margao amidst rumour of impending split

Op India  

Sources claim that 7 to 10 Congress MLAs have gathered at a hotel in Margao in the state of Goa and vowed to remain united amid concerns of another split in the Goa Congress. Since BJP national general secretary and state in-charge C T Ravi said in May that the BJP, which has 20 MLAs and formed the government with …

Mutiny in Goa Congress: At least 6 MLAs likely to join BJP
2 years, 5 months ago

Mutiny in Goa Congress: At least 6 MLAs likely to join BJP

India Today  

Congress MLAs in Goa, under the leadership of senior Congress MLA Digambar Kamat, are on the verge of revolt and may join the BJP, sources said. Amid rumours of Congress MLAs jumping ship, All India Congress Committee in-charge of Goa, Dinesh Gundo Rao, said, "Congress to parade all its 11 MLAs before media in panjim today at 6.45 pm." A …

'Rumours', say Goa Congress leaders, deny party MLAs joining BJP ahead of Assembly session
2 years, 5 months ago

'Rumours', say Goa Congress leaders, deny party MLAs joining BJP ahead of Assembly session

Firstpost  

Goa Congress leader Michael Lobo said that the ‘rumours’ have been ‘spread deliberately’ ahead of the Assembly session Panaji: There are reports that some of the MLAs of Goa Congress may switch to BJP. Goa Congress leader Michael Lobo on also refuted the rumours and on Sunday said that it has been “spread deliberately” ahead of the Assembly session. I …

'Not joining BJP': Congress's Michael Lobo refutes rumours of switching parties
2 years, 5 months ago

'Not joining BJP': Congress's Michael Lobo refutes rumours of switching parties

India Today  

Amid rumours of Congress MLA Michael Lobo joining the BJP, the party heavyweight clarified, saying that he is not joining the saffron camp. Earlier in April, Goa Congress heavyweight Michael Lobo had said that the Congress would soon form the government in Goa and the change would come as early as ten months. CONGRESS LEADER DIGAMBAR KANT SKIPS MEET Michael …

Goa Congress crisis: Rumours about MLAs leaving for BJP are all over, can vouch for myself, says Cong lawmaker
2 years, 5 months ago

Goa Congress crisis: Rumours about MLAs leaving for BJP are all over, can vouch for myself, says Cong lawmaker

India TV News  

Highlights Some Congress MLAs in the 40-member House may cross over to the ruling BJP, say reports Meanwhile, Goa Assembly Speaker cancelled notification for election to the post of deputy speaker Rumours are all over. I can vouch for myself, says Congress lawmaker Goa Congress Crisis: Goa Assembly Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar on Sunday cancelled the notification for election to the …

Congress Open to All Options to Keep BJP Away from Power in Goa: Kamat
2 years, 9 months ago

Congress Open to All Options to Keep BJP Away from Power in Goa: Kamat

News 18  

Questioning the `delay’ by the BJP in forming a new government in Goa, Congress on Friday said it was ready to consider all possible alternatives to keep the saffron party away from power. The BJP, which won 20 out of 40 seats in the last month’s Goa Assembly elections and has secured support of the two Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party MLAs …

Can checkmate Goa govt if Congress high command gives power: Michael Lobo
2 years, 9 months ago

Can checkmate Goa govt if Congress high command gives power: Michael Lobo

India Today  

Goa Congress MLA from Calangute, Michael Lobo, has a portrait of the former Prime Minister of India Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru in his living room. Though I get calls and I have many friends there, or now I will stay with the Congress party and I want to build a party in Goa.” Reflecting on the election results and Congress’ …

Goa Congress yet to decide its legislature party leader
2 years, 9 months ago

Goa Congress yet to decide its legislature party leader

Deccan Chronicle  

Panaji: The Congress in Goa is yet to take a decision on its legislature party leader, even after three days of the announcement of the state Assembly election results. However, talking to PTI on Sunday, a Congress leader on condition of anonymity said, “We are yet to get any invitation for a meeting after the counting." Congress MLA-elect Michael Lobo …

Mamata Banerjee helped BJP beat Congress in Goa: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's fresh salvo
2 years, 9 months ago

Mamata Banerjee helped BJP beat Congress in Goa: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's fresh salvo

India Today  

Mamata Banerjee contested the Goa elections to please the BJP, Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said in a fresh attack on its rival. Everyone knows Mamata Banerjee broke the Congress in Goa,” Adhir Chowdhury said, questioning the party’s performance. Let's talk,” Trinamool spokesperson Kunal Ghosh said, rebutting Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury’s remarks. Also Read: | 'Akhilesh Yadav forcibly defeated': Mamata Banerjee …

In Goa, the Route to BJP’s Victory Went through Congress
2 years, 9 months ago

In Goa, the Route to BJP’s Victory Went through Congress

News 18  

Thursday began with local TV studio anchors predicting a drubbing for Goa’s ruling BJP. Pollsters first saw the Congress as lying in tatters — the party had been decimated by defections to the BJP since the last Assembly results. This time round, it also claimed the support of two Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party legislators, who had contested in alliance with the …

Goa Assembly results 2022: How Goa’s youngest party RG left Congress at sea in coastal state
2 years, 9 months ago

Goa Assembly results 2022: How Goa’s youngest party RG left Congress at sea in coastal state

Firstpost  

The Revolutionary Goans Party got registered with the Election Commission just a month ago. Aside from the defeat to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in the Goa assembly polls, one thing that majorly embarrassed Congress on Thursday was losing a part of its vote bank to the state’s youngest political outfit, the Revolutionary Goans Party. RG, as the party is …

Goa Assembly Election 2022: How BJP could sail through in a true multiparty contest
2 years, 9 months ago

Goa Assembly Election 2022: How BJP could sail through in a true multiparty contest

Firstpost  

The saffron party has got comfortable numbers which will make it easy for government formation. But it has got many established political aspirants for the ministerial posts and more so for the top job as a chief minister In the just-concluded 2022 Assembly elections, Goa was the one state which was energetically contested by various political parties. The Aam Aadmi …

Goa Assembly Elections 2022: BJP Reaches Half-way Mark, Looks Set to Score a Hat-trick With Support from Independents
2 years, 9 months ago

Goa Assembly Elections 2022: BJP Reaches Half-way Mark, Looks Set to Score a Hat-trick With Support from Independents

News 18  

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant won the election from his traditional Sanquelim Assembly constituency on Thursday and expressed confidence that the BJP will form government in the coastal state. With exit polls predicting a hung assembly, Congress said it is open to forging an alliance with Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress and even promised ministry to Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party. …

Goa Assembly Elections 2022 Defying anti-incumbency BJP emerges as single-largest party
2 years, 9 months ago

Goa Assembly Elections 2022 Defying anti-incumbency BJP emerges as single-largest party

The Hindu  

Defying ‘anti-incumbency’ trends, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, though bereft of the late Manohar Parrikar’s leadership, scored a hat–trick in the Goa Assembly election by bagging a decisive 20 seats of the 40–member Assembly and staking claim to form the new government in the coastal State. Goa Assembly Election 2022 | Results However, the BJP’s election in–charge Devendra Fadnavis said …

‘Natural’ for MGP and BJP to Come Together: BJP Leader Devendra Fadnavis
2 years, 9 months ago

‘Natural’ for MGP and BJP to Come Together: BJP Leader Devendra Fadnavis

The Quint  

Meanwhile, the Congress election candidates and party leaders have convened at a hotel in North Goa's Bambolim to guard against possible defections, ahead of the results. Goa Pradesh Congress Committee President Girish Chodankar clarified that they had gathered for the birthday celebration of senior leader Digambar Kamat. Taking a dig at the Congress, he said, “I’m absolutely sure that BJP …

BJP will take independents, regional parties along to form govt in Goa: Fadnavis
2 years, 9 months ago

BJP will take independents, regional parties along to form govt in Goa: Fadnavis

India TV News  

Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday reiterated that his party will take independents and regional parties along to form the next government in Goa. Fadnavis, who is BJP's election in-charge for Goa, thanked the people of the state for reposing trust in the party and dedicated its poll performance to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Replying to a query about …

‘Defection–scarred’ Goa Congress moves its candidates to a plush resort
2 years, 9 months ago

‘Defection–scarred’ Goa Congress moves its candidates to a plush resort

The Hindu  

Despite administering its candidates pre–poll temple oaths and sign anti–defection affidavits, the “defection–scarred” Congress has moved all its candidates to a resort in North Goa to guard against possible defections ahead of the results to the Goa Assembly election on March 10. Mocking the Congress “resort politics”’, the BJP leadership said it was absurd that the Congress, despite being in …

Flooded with calls from BJP: Goa's Michael Lobo, now a Congress candidate
2 years, 9 months ago

Flooded with calls from BJP: Goa's Michael Lobo, now a Congress candidate

India Today  

With just a few hours left before the counting of votes begins at 8 am tomorrow, Michael Lobo, fielded by the Congress from Goa’s Calangute after he rejoined the party this January, has claimed that he has been approached by BJP leaders several times over the last couple of days. I have received calls from so many BJP people in …

No party wants to go with BJP, claims Goa Congress chief ahead of poll results
2 years, 9 months ago

No party wants to go with BJP, claims Goa Congress chief ahead of poll results

Hindustan Times  

PANAJI: Expressing confidence that the smaller parties, most prominently the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party, will join the Congress in a post poll scenario, Goa Congress president Girish Chodankar said that the Bharatiya Janata Party’s betrayal of the MGP was still fresh in the minds of the regional forces. “Over the last 2 terms, the BJP has betrayed various political parties and …

Goa Polls 2022: Michael Lobo flexes muscles at beach as Congress candidates take oath to not switch sides
2 years, 9 months ago

Goa Polls 2022: Michael Lobo flexes muscles at beach as Congress candidates take oath to not switch sides

Firstpost  

Goa elections 2022: In 2017, Congress had emerged as the single largest party in Goa and Manipur as the two states yielded a fractured verdict. Former minister and Congress’ Calangute candidate Michael Lobo was on Wednesday spotted exercising at Bambolim beach, where the party has convened its election candidates and leaders in a hotel. The Congress candidates had recently taking …

D K Shivakumar rushes to Goa ahead of poll results on March 10
2 years, 9 months ago

D K Shivakumar rushes to Goa ahead of poll results on March 10

The Hindu  

With exit polls predicting a fractured mandate in the Goa Assembly elections, the Congress party’s trouble-shooter and KPCC president D K Shivakumar rushed to Goa on March 8. Mr Shivakumar left for Goa by a special flight on the directions of the Congress high command, sources in the party said. Exit polls have predicted a neck-and-neck fight between the Congress …

As Exit Polls Point to Fractured Mandate in Goa, Cong Back to Resort Politics to Avoid 2017 Redux
2 years, 9 months ago

As Exit Polls Point to Fractured Mandate in Goa, Cong Back to Resort Politics to Avoid 2017 Redux

News 18  

To prevent horse trading and the repeat of the 2017 fiasco, the Congress top brass has asked its Goa candidates to stay in a hotel until Thursday afternoon, a day after the election results of five states, including the coastal state, will be declared, according to sources. All India Congress Committee senior election observer P Chidambaram and in charge Dinesh …

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