Goa Assembly elections 2017 results live updates
8 years ago

Goa Assembly elections 2017 results live updates

The Hindu  

Goa on Saturday appeared heading for a hung Assembly with the ruling BJP and opposition Congress unlikely to cross the half-way mark in the 40-member House, putting the spotlight on smaller parties in government formation. 12.30 p.m.: In Saleigao, Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar of the BJP is trailing after first round by 691 votes against Jayesh Salgaoncar of the Goa Forward. Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar of the BJP loses to Congress' Dayanand Sobte by 3,826 votes in Mandrem constituency. Minister of Water Resources Dayanand Mandrekar of the BJP is trailing by 650 votes against Vinod Palyekar of Goa Forward. 7.15 a.m.: The North and South Goa district administration have made elaborate arrangements for counting of the Assembly election votes, which will be taken up on Saturday morning.

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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India Today  

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ABP News  

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ABP News  

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India TV News  

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Live Mint  

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Hindustan Times  

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India Today  

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4 months, 1 week ago

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India Today  

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9 months, 1 week ago

Congress aiming to win in all Assembly by polls in State, says Dinesh Gundu Rao

The Hindu  

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

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Hindustan Times  

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11 months, 1 week ago

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

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Hindustan Times  

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11 months, 4 weeks ago

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Hindustan Times  

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1 year, 8 months ago

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Overconfidence caused the Bharatiya Janata Party’s defeat in the 2018 Assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, party national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya said on Saturday. He asserted that 50,000 BJP workers from the Indore division will attend the ‘Vijay Sankalp Sammelan’ to be addressed by Union Home Minister and key party strategist Amit Shah on Sunday. As part of his visit …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Himachal Election Results: Elected Cong MLAs to Discuss CM Face in Shimla as Party Dethrones BJP in Tight Battle

News 18  

The Congress won the Himachal Pradesh Assembly election on Thursday, winning 40 of the 68 seats. In Mandi district?s Sundernagar, sitting MLA and BJP leader Rakesh Jamwal defeated his nearest Congress rival by 8,125 votes. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and BJP leader Jairam Thakur has won the Seraj assembly constituency by a margin of more than 38,000 votes over Chet …

Goa: MLAs who joined BJP and CM Sawant arrive in Delhi, to meet PM Modi
2 years, 6 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, 6 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 …

Goa: 8 Cong MLAs join BJP; CM Sawant says \'Congress Chhodo Yatra\' will commence now
2 years, 6 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 …

Goa Panchayat polls: BJP claims victory on at least 140 out of 186 seats
2 years, 7 months ago

Goa Panchayat polls: BJP claims victory on at least 140 out of 186 seats

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party claimed victory on 140 seats out of the 186 village panchayat bodies that went to polls on August 10. Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant welcomed the victorious BJP candidates and said that the electoral outcome will be appreciated by the central committee. Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant with victorious Panchayat poll candidates. BJP's state unit chief …

BJP's Joshua De Souza Elected Deputy Speaker of Goa Assembly
2 years, 8 months ago

BJP's Joshua De Souza Elected Deputy Speaker of Goa Assembly

News 18  

BJP MLA Joshua De Souza was on Friday elected as the Deputy Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly. Two members of the Aam Admi Party and the lone MLA of the Revolutionary Goans Party, both belonging to the opposition benches, abstained from voting. Admitting that the opposition parties do not have sufficient numbers to win the election for the post of …

Rs 40 crore to join BJP: Goa Congress leader's explosive claims amid mutiny buzz
2 years, 8 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 in limbo as BJP takes time to form government post Assembly election
2 years, 11 months ago

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The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party is on course to form the government in Goa for a third consecutive term. There is, for instance, the old rift between Pramod Sawant, acting Chief Minister, and Vishwajit Rane, former Health Minister. While Sawant was the chief ministerial face of the BJP campaign, Rane won the election with a massive majority. In fact, when Pratapsingh …

Goa Assembly election results 2022: Pramod Sawant takes oath as chief minister for second straight term
3 years ago

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Firstpost  

The three-time MLA Pramod Sawant took the oath of office at a grand event, which was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and members of the BJP’s top brass Dr Pramod Sawant, who led the Bharatiya Janata Party to victory in Goa, has been sworn in as the chief minister for a second term on Monday. Pramod Sawant takes oath …

Pramod Sawant starts 2nd innings as Goa CM; PM, Amit Shah at grand oath event
3 years ago

Pramod Sawant starts 2nd innings as Goa CM; PM, Amit Shah at grand oath event

Hindustan Times  

Pramod Sawant on Monday was sworn in as Goa's chief minister for a second straight term, which comes 18 days after the poll results were announced in the coastal state. The grand oath event - attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi - turned out to be another show of strength for the BJP after Yogi Adityanath was sworn-in in front …

In Goa, BJP nominates Ramesh Tawadkar as Speaker of newly-elected assembly
3 years ago

In Goa, BJP nominates Ramesh Tawadkar as Speaker of newly-elected assembly

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has nominated Ramesh Tawadkar, a former minister and a member of the scheduled tribes’ community for the post of Speaker for the newly elected Goa legislative assembly. The BJP has nominated Ramesh Tawadkar, a former minister, for the post of Speaker for the newly elected Goa legislative assembly. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that Tawadkar …

Pramod Sawant to continue as Chief Minister of Goa for a second term
3 years ago

Pramod Sawant to continue as Chief Minister of Goa for a second term

The Hindu  

Ending days of suspense, the Bharatiya Janata Party announced on March 21 that Pramod Sawant would continue as Chief Minister of the State. Though the BJP was all set to form the government soon after it won the Assembly elections on March 10, the delay in appointing a Chief Minister was apparently because Vishwajit Rane, former Health Minister, was also …

Goa: Pramod Sawant stakes claim to form govt, to take oath as CM on March 23
3 years ago

Goa: Pramod Sawant stakes claim to form govt, to take oath as CM on March 23

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday announced that Pramod Sawant will continue as Goa chief minister, ending the suspense over the name for the top post, 11 days after the saffron party won 20 seats in the 40-member assembly. Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis, Goa acting CM Pramod Sawant during a meeting in Panaji on Monday. …

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