Ahead of Goa election, ex-BJP MLA Carlos Almeida joins Congress
3 years ago

Ahead of Goa election, ex-BJP MLA Carlos Almeida joins Congress

India Today  

Former BJP MLA in Goa Carlos Almeida on Wednesday joined the Congress in Panaji, a day after resigning from the ruling party and the legislative Assembly, a switch over coming just a few months before polls. Almeida joined the opposition party in presence of All India Congress Committee in-charge of Goa Dinesh Gundu Rao, Goa Pradesh Congress Committee President Girish Chodankar and Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat, among others. @dineshgrao @girishgoa @digambarkamat#CongressAhead pic.twitter.com/7e0xyZspZs — Goa Congress December 22, 2021 Almeida, who was elected to the Assembly from Vasco, became the second sitting BJP legislator to quit after Alina Saldanha. Kamat said Almeida has taken the right decision by joining the Congress although the former MLA had been approached by several other parties.

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AAP MLA Venzy Viegas: Seventy per cent of Goa against BJP
8 months, 1 week ago

AAP MLA Venzy Viegas: Seventy per cent of Goa against BJP

The Hindu  

Aam Aadmi Party MLA Venzy Viegas from Goa has claimed that about 70% of the voters in the coastal State are against the BJP. The AAP legislator, who represents the Benaulim Assembly constituency, has been campaigning for the Opposition INDIA bloc candidate in South Goa Viriato Fernandes of the Congress. In the 2019 general elections, Congress’ Francisco Sardinha had defeated …

Cong picks former Union min Khalap, ex-navyman Viriato Fernandes for Goa seats
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Cong picks former Union min Khalap, ex-navyman Viriato Fernandes for Goa seats

Hindustan Times  

Panaji: The Congress party on Saturday announced the list of six candidates, including for both Goa’s parliamentary seats – North and South for the coming Lok Sabha polls. For the North Goa seat, the Congress has picked former Union minister Ramakant Khalap and for the South Goa seat, the party has fielded former Navyman Viriato Fernandes. Fernandes had previously unsuccessfully …

Unease grows as Congress delays announcing candidates for Goa’s 2 Lok Sabha seats
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Unease grows as Congress delays announcing candidates for Goa’s 2 Lok Sabha seats

Hindustan Times  

Panaji: Delay by the Congress Central Election Committee to formally announce the party’s candidates for Goa’s two parliamentary seats after having seemingly finalised the names in a meeting last week has sparked restlessness among the party’s workers and their alliance partners. The Congress CEC, it seems, had finalised Sunil Kauthankar, a Congress leader since his National Students’ Union of India …

Ex- BJP MLA Joins Congress Along With Supporters in MP
1 year, 3 months ago

Ex- BJP MLA Joins Congress Along With Supporters in MP

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: Former BJP MLA from Narmadapuram in Madhya Pradesh Girija Shankar Sharma on Sunday joined Congress along with his supporters. Mr Sharma who represented Narmadapuram assembly constituency twice in 2003 and 2008 assembly elections quit BJP nine days ago alleging his marginalisation in the party. His brother Sita Saran Sharma had replaced him as a BJP candidate in Narmadapuram in …

Congress appoints Yuri Alemao as its new legislature party leader in Goa
2 years, 3 months ago

Congress appoints Yuri Alemao as its new legislature party leader in Goa

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Days after eight of its MLAs switched over to the BJP, the Congress on Tuesday appointed Yuri Alemao as its new legislature party leader in Goa. “Congress President has appointed Shri Yuri Alemao as Leader, Congress Legislature Party, Goa with immediate effect,” an official communication from the party said. The Congress had earlier removed its former CLP leader …

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 …

Goa: Eight new BJP MLAs to meet PM Modi tomorrow
2 years, 3 months ago

Goa: Eight new BJP MLAs to meet PM Modi tomorrow

Firstpost  

Panaji: Eight MLAs of the Congress in Goa who switched over to the BJP earlier this week will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on Monday, a senior party official said on Sunday. The MLAs led by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and the BJP’s state unit president Sadanand Tanavade will meet the prime minister tomorrow morning, he said. Earlier …

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 …

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 …

BJP's Joshua De Souza Elected Deputy Speaker of Goa Assembly
2 years, 5 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 …

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 …

President polls 2022: NDA nominee Droupadi Murmu to visit Goa tomorrow
2 years, 5 months ago

President polls 2022: NDA nominee Droupadi Murmu to visit Goa tomorrow

Firstpost  

The Opposition has fielded Yashwant Sinha against Murmu in the Presidential elections scheduled on 18 July Panaji: National Democratic Alliance’s Presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu will meet MLAs and MPs of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Goa on Thursday, a party leader said. Murmu will arrive in Panaji on Thursday morning, BJP Goa unit president Sadanand Tanavade said on Wednesday. Sources …

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. …

'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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

In Goa, BJP nominates Ramesh Tawadkar as Speaker of newly-elected assembly
2 years, 8 months 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 …

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 …

Goa CM Pramod Sawant resigns post polls, says BJP once again going to form govt
2 years, 9 months ago

Goa CM Pramod Sawant resigns post polls, says BJP once again going to form govt

India Today  

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant tendered his resignation on Saturday, paving the way for the formation of the new state government after the Assembly election results were declared on Thursday. On Thursday, as the election results were declared, BJP leader Pramod Sawant stated that the party had the 'confirmed' support of three winning candidates, enough to allow it to form …

Goa results: TMC's Mahesh Amonkar resigns after loss in elections, alleges no support from party
2 years, 9 months ago

Goa results: TMC's Mahesh Amonkar resigns after loss in elections, alleges no support from party

India TV News  

Highlights TMC candidate Mahesh Amonkar resigns from party after loss in elections He contested against Congress leader and former CM Digamber Kamat Mahesh Amonkar alleged that party did not support morally, financially TMC candidate Mahesh Amonkar, who contested against Congress leader and former CM Digamber Kamat in Mandgaon assembly elections, has resigned from the primary membership of the party after …

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 …

Assembly Election Results 2022: How Goa’s RG Party Left RG's Party All at Sea in Coastal State
2 years, 9 months ago

Assembly Election Results 2022: How Goa’s RG Party Left RG's Party All at Sea in Coastal State

News 18  

Aside from the defeat to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in the Goa assembly polls, one thing that majorly embarrassed the 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 popularly called, gave Rahul Gandhi ’s party a run for its money and …

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 election results 2022: BJP beats anti-incumbency, Congress finishes second
2 years, 9 months ago

Goa election results 2022: BJP beats anti-incumbency, Congress finishes second

India Today  

The BJP has emerged as the single largest party in Goa after a neck-and-neck contest at the end of counting of votes polled for the election to Goa’s 40-seat state Assembly. “We will take the support of three Independent candidates and two Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party candidates to form the government in Goa," BJP’s state president Harish Volvoikar said. The BJP’s …

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 …

Goa Election 2022: BJP Set To Form Govt For Third Consecutive Time, Claims Support Of MGP
2 years, 9 months ago

Goa Election 2022: BJP Set To Form Govt For Third Consecutive Time, Claims Support Of MGP

ABP News  

Goa Elections 2022 Results: The incumbent BJP is set to form the government in Goa after it emerged as the single largest party, winning 20 of the 40 seats in the state's 40-member assembly. The BJP has won 20 seats with 33.3 per cent vote share, the Congress 11 seats with 23.50 per cent vote share, Goa Forward Party won …

The current status of 16 Goa MLAs who quit the Congress in the last five years
2 years, 9 months ago

The current status of 16 Goa MLAs who quit the Congress in the last five years

The Hindu  

After the 2017 mishap, when Congress could not form a government in Goa despite winning 17 seats due to defections of MLAs, the party this time made its MLAs take anti-defection oaths before the Assembly polls. Atanasio ‘Babush’ Monsrrate, the politician reportedly known to have set up the defection of 10 Congress MLAs, including himself to the BJP in 2019, …

Goa election results: TMC says 'will accept mandate with humility' after major flop show
2 years, 9 months ago

Goa election results: TMC says 'will accept mandate with humility' after major flop show

India TV News  

Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress witnessed a major flop show in the Goa Assembly polls this year, failing to make a mark in the coastal state. The TMC's key candidates, including Goa party chief Kiran Kandolkar, his wife Kavita Kandolkar, party nominee Churchill Alemao and his daughter Valanka were trailing in their respective constituencies. According to the ECI's data at 3.15 …

Goa Results 2022: Why Congress Missed It Again
2 years, 9 months ago

Goa Results 2022: Why Congress Missed It Again

ABP News  

The Congress in Goa was so confident of its victory that it sought appointment of the Governor for Thursday, 3 pm to stake claim for the government formation. Goa Legislative Assembly election results have mandated that the BJP is going to retain power in the state. Also, TMC and AAP dented us," Congress leader Michael Lobo told ABP News, conceding …

Goa Assembly elections: BJP claims support of 3 independents candidates
2 years, 9 months ago

Goa Assembly elections: BJP claims support of 3 independents candidates

Live Mint  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has claimed support of three independent candidates who are leading in their respective seats, according to trends emerging from the counting. Exuding confidence, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant claimed that Bharatiya Janata Party is set to form a government in the state. The BJP will meet Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai and stake claim to form …

Goa Election Result: Full list of winning candidates
2 years, 9 months ago

Goa Election Result: Full list of winning candidates

India Today  

Goa Assembly election 2022 results will be out today after counting of votes. Below is the list of winning, leading and trailing candidates of the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Aam Aadmi Party and Congress in the Goa Election 2022. The full list will be updated after the Election Commission of India announces the names of winning candidates in the Goa …

Goa election results 2022 live updates | BJP to stake claim today evening to form govt in Goa
2 years, 9 months ago

Goa election results 2022 live updates | BJP to stake claim today evening to form govt in Goa

The Hindu  

With all the results out, the BJP has emerged as the single largest party with 20 seats in the 40-seat Assembly. The TMC, which contested the Goa election for the first time, said on its Twitter handle that it accepts the mandate with “humility”, adding that would continue to serve the people of Goa and work harder ni earn their …

Goa Election Results 2022: Goa Top Key Candidates Pramod Sawant, Amit Palekar, Michael Lobo, Utpal Parrikar
2 years, 9 months ago

Goa Election Results 2022: Goa Top Key Candidates Pramod Sawant, Amit Palekar, Michael Lobo, Utpal Parrikar

ABP News  

Goa Election Results 2022 Key Candidates: As the counting for assembly elections 2022 is set to begin at 8 am, the fate of 40 constituencies of Goa will be decided for the next five years. As the results will be known soon, the ABP-CVoter exit polls had predicted 16 seats for Congress and its allies, while BJP seemed to bag …

Goa Election 2022: BJP, Congress to go head-to-head, smaller parties may be key
2 years, 9 months ago

Goa Election 2022: BJP, Congress to go head-to-head, smaller parties may be key

Hindustan Times  

The results of the 2022 Goa Assembly election will be announced Thursday, with counting of votes to start from 8 am. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is optimistic of retaining control of the coastal state - chief minister Pramod Sawant has declared himself confident the BJP will return with 'a full majority'. Full coverage: 2022 Assembly election And this means …

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 …

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