Goa: Politics on the trapeze
3 years, 3 months ago

Goa: Politics on the trapeze

The Hindu  

Two months ahead of the Assembly elections, Goa has become a hotbed of political activity. But this time the two crucial regional parties, the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party and the Goa Forward Party, have formed alliances with the Trinamool Congress and the Congress, respectively. With regard to splitting the Congress vote, Dhavalikar said: “With just two MLAs left in the Congress, there is no party to speak of. No one trusts Digambar Kamat as he has switched parties before.” Pratapsingh Rane and Digambar Kamat, both former Chief Ministers, are the two last men standing in the Congress, which had won 17 seats in the 2017 elections. He justified it at a press conference saying, “Political and ideological differences make vibrant legislation.” Ravi Naik, six-time MLA and former Congress Chief Minister, has also joined the BJP.

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GOA | Will Madkaikar’s Corruption Charges Derail Pramod Sawant-led BJP Ahead of 2027 Assembly Election?
1 week ago

GOA | Will Madkaikar’s Corruption Charges Derail Pramod Sawant-led BJP Ahead of 2027 Assembly Election?

The Hindu  

Published : Mar 20, 2025 20:38 IST - 5 MINS READ Former Minister and senior BJP leader Pandurang Madkaikar has rattled Goa’s ruling party, his own. On March 4, after meeting BJP’s national general secretary, B L Santhosh in Panjim, Madkaikar revealed that “All Ministers are busy counting money”. Goa’s BJP government, under Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, is already struggling …

No talks of alliance yet, AAP ready to contest Goa, Gujarat polls alone: Atishi
2 weeks, 3 days ago

No talks of alliance yet, AAP ready to contest Goa, Gujarat polls alone: Atishi

India Today  

Senior Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi on Monday said that the party would contest the 2027 elections in Goa and Gujarat alone without opting for an alliance with Congress. She said that the people of Goa voted the BJP to power in 2022, but at the same time, the Congress won 11 seats, and 8 of its MLAs later joined …

AAP Announces Contesting Goa, Gujarat Elections 2027 Alone, Congress Says 'Premature' To Discuss Alliance Now
2 weeks, 3 days ago

AAP Announces Contesting Goa, Gujarat Elections 2027 Alone, Congress Says 'Premature' To Discuss Alliance Now

ABP News  

The Aam Aadmi Party will contest the 2027 assembly elections in Goa and Gujarat alone without opting for an alliance with Congress, said senior party leader Atishi on Monday. BJP Tried To Lure AAP MLAs: Atishi The former Delhi Chief Minister said that the two MLAs are still standing with the party despite rumours that they would not survive in …

Will restructure frontal groups to strengthen AAP’s presence: Rai
1 month ago

Will restructure frontal groups to strengthen AAP’s presence: Rai

The Hindu  

Aam Aadmi Party Delhi convener Gopal Rai said on Saturday that his party will restructure the frontal groups to strengthen AAP’s presence and address communication gaps wherever they exist. In the recent Delhi Assembly election, the BJP defeated AAP by bagging 48 seats and reducing the latter’s tally to 22. Atishi writes to CM AAP leader Atishi on Saturday wrote …

Why AAP's decimation in Delhi may be good news for Congress in Gujarat
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Why AAP's decimation in Delhi may be good news for Congress in Gujarat

India Today  

The decimation of the Aam Aadmi Party in the Delhi assembly election has inspired several secret chuckles in the Congress in Gujarat, where politics took an unusual turn over the past five years. AAP contested several local body polls in 2021 and set the trend of eating into the Congress’s vote-share and indirectly benefiting the ruling BJP. In 2022, in …

BJP's alliance partners couldn't translate votes into seats, lose Burari and Deoli to AAP
1 month, 2 weeks ago

BJP's alliance partners couldn't translate votes into seats, lose Burari and Deoli to AAP

Firstpost  

The BJP contested 68 out of 70 seats, leaving Burari for JD’s Shailendra Kumar and Deoli for LJP’s Deepak Tanwar. Both candidates lost to Aam Aadmi Party rivals Bharatiya Janata Party supporters celebrate outside the BJP state headquarters, as BJP is projected leading in the election results in the Delhi state, in New Delhi, India, February 8, 2025. File Image/Reuters …

AAP alleges Op Lotus in Delhi: BJP elements offered Rs 15 crore to 7 of our MLAs
1 month, 3 weeks ago

AAP alleges Op Lotus in Delhi: BJP elements offered Rs 15 crore to 7 of our MLAs

India Today  

The BJP is trying to break the Aam Aadmi Party by offering Rs 15 crore each to seven of its candidates in the Delhi elections, party MP Sanjay Singh claimed on Thursday. Without revealing the names of the candidates, Sanjay Singh said that seven of them received phone calls from the BJP, a day after the 70-member Delhi Legislative Assembly …

Why a nativist Goa party's tirade against 'outsiders' is getting shriller
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Why a nativist Goa party's tirade against 'outsiders' is getting shriller

India Today  

The Revolutionary Goans Party, looking to set the narrative for the Goa assembly elections two years away, has launched an ‘awareness' campaign against ‘outsiders’ from northern India purchasing land in the coastal state. In the Lok Sabha elections last year, RGP president Manoj Parab contested from the North Goa seat and got over 45,600 votes. “We are planning to launch …

Delhi polls: Trinamool, SP to campaign for AAP; Congress left alone
2 months ago

Delhi polls: Trinamool, SP to campaign for AAP; Congress left alone

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: With several INDIA bloc parties backing the Aam Aadmi Party for the February 5 Assembly elections in Delhi, Trinamool Congress and Samajwadi Party leaders are set to campaign for the Arvind Kejriwal-led outfit, leaving aside the Congress, the largest constituent of the opposition bloc. Formed ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls to challenge the Bharatiya Janata Party, …

Leaders who switched sides before polls may decide who comes to power in Delhi
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2 months ago

Leaders who switched sides before polls may decide who comes to power in Delhi

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Party-switchers are set to play a significant role in the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections as the Aam Aadmi Party, Bharatiya Janata Party, and Congress have fielded around 20 candidates who recently crossed over from rival parties. The decision to rely on these turncoats underscores the competitive nature of the February 5 polls, with all three parties vying for …

AAP steps up heat over Shah's remarks against Ambedkar
3 months, 1 week ago

AAP steps up heat over Shah's remarks against Ambedkar

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday demanded an apology and resignation from Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks on B R Ambedkar in Parliament. With Delhi Assembly elections approaching, party sources revealed that AAP is positioning this issue to consolidate its Dalit voter base and retain dominance in the 12 reserved seats of the national capital. …

AAP replaces Mehrauli candidate in Delhi polls after sitting MLA's conviction
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3 months, 1 week ago

AAP replaces Mehrauli candidate in Delhi polls after sitting MLA's conviction

India Today  

The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday replaced its Mehrauli candidate after the sitting MLA Naresh Yadav declined to contest the 2025 Assembly polls after his conviction in the Punjab Quran sacrilege case. The Aam Aadmi Party released its fourth and final list of 38 candidates for the Delhi Assembly elections on Sunday. AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal will contest from the …

Maharashtra: Opposition Aghadi MLAs Take Oath A Day After Boycotting Ceremony Over EVM 'Misuse'
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra: Opposition Aghadi MLAs Take Oath A Day After Boycotting Ceremony Over EVM 'Misuse'

ABP News  

Maharashtra Govt Formation: Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi MLAs took oath in the Maharashtra Assembly on Sunday, a day after boycotting the ceremony alleging misuse of EVMs in the recently-held state elections. Congress's Nana Patole, Vijay Wadettiwar and Amit Deshmukh, NCP leader Jitendra Awhad, Shiv Sena 's Aaditya Thackeray and Rohit Pawar were some of the prominent opposition MLAs who took …

162 votes: Victory margin for lone AIMIM winning candidate in Maharashtra polls
4 months ago

162 votes: Victory margin for lone AIMIM winning candidate in Maharashtra polls

India Today  

Just 162 votes was all that saved All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen candidate Mufti Mohammad Ismail from a defeat in the Malegaon Central Assembly seat of Maharashtra, election results announced on Saturday showed. While the Asaduddin Owaisi-led party, who fielded 14 candidates, managed to open its account in Maharashtra, its lone winning candidate secured a victory with a narrow margin as …

Maharashtra polls: How small parties can shape the big picture this election
4 months, 1 week ago

Maharashtra polls: How small parties can shape the big picture this election

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: ‘Small’ may turn out to be bigger than expected in these elections, where more than 15 parties are contesting with almost no hope of clinching major victories. Parties whose presence is particularly limited are the Azad Samaj Party, which is contesting 40 seats; the Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen 16 seats; and the Hitendra Thakur-led Bahujan Vikas Aghadi …

Samajwadi Party fields seven candidates in Maharashtra amidst rift with MVA
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Samajwadi Party fields seven candidates in Maharashtra amidst rift with MVA

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: Upset with being allotted just two assembly seats in poll-bound Maharashtra, the Samajwadi Party has announced it will field seven candidates, highlighting a rift within the Maha Vikas Aghadi and underscoring what SP leaders describe as a lack of support for smaller INDIA bloc allies. The SP's decision to contest independently comes after the MVA allotted just two seats …

AAP Gains Momentum in Delhi as Three-Time MLA Joins the Party
4 months, 4 weeks ago

AAP Gains Momentum in Delhi as Three-Time MLA Joins the Party

ABP News  

Senior leader and three-time MLA Brahm Singh Tanwar joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi on Thursday, in a setback to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Tanwar is a big leader of Delhi who was a three-time MLA from Chhatarpur and Mehrauli constituencies. He will strengthen the AAP family, Kejriwal said.

AAP Members Split on Contesting Maharashtra Assembly Elections Independently
5 months ago

AAP Members Split on Contesting Maharashtra Assembly Elections Independently

Hindustan Times  

Three AAP members have decided to contest the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections independently. They are unhappy with the party's last-minute decision to support the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), despite earlier assurances of contesting the assembly elections independently. The trio has decided to resign from AAP membership and contest as independent candidates, distancing themselves from both MVA and the opposition Mahayuti …

Aam Aadmi Party Announces Candidates for Four Assembly Seats
5 months, 1 week ago

Aam Aadmi Party Announces Candidates for Four Assembly Seats

New Indian Express  

Aam Aadmi Party releases its list of candidates for upcoming by-elections to four assembly constituencies. The party has fielded candidates in four assembly segments, with the Congress and AAP candidates winning two seats each. The AAP candidate in Gurdaspur, Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, secured the seat after defeating the Congress candidate. In Barnala, the AAP candidate, Hardeep Singh, won the …

AAP says its Haryana poll plan is ready
6 months, 1 week ago

AAP says its Haryana poll plan is ready

Hindustan Times  

The Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday announced that it has hammered out an elaborate campaign plan for the upcoming Haryana assembly elections after party convener Arvind Kejriwal met top AAP leaders at 6, Flagstaff Road, his official residence. On Saturday, Pathak — AAP’s national general secretary — said the party has readied a campaign plan for each of the 90 …

AAP, BJP, Congress, JJP announce candidates as Hry polls campaign intensifies
6 months, 2 weeks ago

AAP, BJP, Congress, JJP announce candidates as Hry polls campaign intensifies

Hindustan Times  

With the deadline for filing nominations approaching on September 12, political parties have started announcing their candidates for key constituencies in South Haryana, including Gurugram and Badshahpur. The top leadership had initially taken a wait-and-watch approach, but as the campaign intensifies, candidates are now reaching out to their strongholds and party workers, seeking to unite dissatisfied members, say political observers. …

Bhim Army founder Chandrashekhar Azad leading by 50,000 votes in Nagina
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Bhim Army founder Chandrashekhar Azad leading by 50,000 votes in Nagina

Hindustan Times  

Azad Samaj Party -Kanshi Ram leader and Bhim Army founder Chandrashekhar Azad ‘Ravan’ is leading by more than 50,000 votes in Uttar Pradesh’s Nagina constituency. Chandrashekhar Azad ‘Ravan’ Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Om Kumar is trailing behind Samajwadi Party ’s Manoj Kumar and Bahujan Samaj Party ’s Surendra Pal Singh. The BSP’s Girish Chandra had won Nagina, a reserved constituency …

Chandrashekhar Azad emerges as new Dalit face in UP with massive win in Nagina
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Chandrashekhar Azad emerges as new Dalit face in UP with massive win in Nagina

India Today  

Dalit leader and Aazad Samaj Party candidate Chandrashekhar Azad on Tuesday won Uttar Pradesh's Nagina Lok Sabha constituency by over 1.5 lakh votes, defeating BJP's Om Kumar, according to the Election Commission. Samajwadi Party's Manoj Kumar, who was the INDIA bloc candidate, bagged 1,02,374 votes, and Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Surendra Pal Singh received 13,272 votes. The firebrand leader formed …

In Goa, a glaring disconnect between people’s concerns and political narrative
10 months, 3 weeks ago

In Goa, a glaring disconnect between people’s concerns and political narrative

The Hindu  

Published : Apr 30, 2024 16:12 IST - 6 MINS READ Taxi driver stories during elections are no longer taken seriously. This is cheating.” Asked if that meant he would not vote for the BJP this time, Vishwanath said: “We will have to talk to our community members and act as per the the decision of the community.” Unemployment to …

In Goa, a dominant BJP faces a severely atrophied Congress
10 months, 3 weeks ago

In Goa, a dominant BJP faces a severely atrophied Congress

The Hindu  

The wonderfully ironic inscription — Aiz Maka, Falea Tuka — on the gate of the graveyard of St. Thomas Church in North Goa’s Aldona sounds like the title of a Spaghetti western. Yet, this tongue-in-cheek aphorism about human mortality, accurately encapsulates the see-saw politics of rapidly shifting fortunes often played out in the verdant coastal State of Goa as both …

AAP MLA Venzy Viegas: Seventy per cent of Goa against BJP
11 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Three-way split in Muslim-Dalit vote between SP, BSP and Azad Samaj Party gives BJP the edge in Nagina constituency of U.P.
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Three-way split in Muslim-Dalit vote between SP, BSP and Azad Samaj Party gives BJP the edge in Nagina constituency of U.P.

The Hindu  

Amid the chants of “Saari Party Dekh Li, Ab Ki Baar Ketli ” and drumbeats, a crowd of men holding afloat huge aluminium teapots tied to shafts, make their way through narrow, mud lanes into the residential colony behind the Haldaur market in the Nagina Lok Sabha constituency of Uttar Pradesh. Unencumbered by realism of his pragmatic colleagues, Mr. Azad …

Cong picks former Union min Khalap, ex-navyman Viriato Fernandes for Goa seats
11 months, 3 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 …

AAP MP Sandeep Pathak says MLAs may leave if wish to join BJP
11 months, 3 weeks ago

AAP MP Sandeep Pathak says MLAs may leave if wish to join BJP

Op India  

On 2nd April, Aam Aadmi Party’s Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak told the AAP MLAs from Punjab that those who wished to leave the party and join the Bharatiya Janata Party were free to leave. If you join BJP after getting all those crores of rupees and ministerial berth or any plum post in the government, would you be able …

No proof to show graft money powered campaign for 2022 Goa Assembly polls: AAP State chief Amit Palekar
1 year ago

No proof to show graft money powered campaign for 2022 Goa Assembly polls: AAP State chief Amit Palekar

The Hindu  

Aam Aadmi Party Goa chief Amit Palekar on March 26 rejected the claims that funds generated through Delhi’s alleged excise policy-linked scam powered the party’s campaign ahead of the 2022 Assembly polls in the coastal State. As per the ED, kickbacks received through the alleged Delhi excise scam were used by the AAP in the 2022 Goa Assembly polls. Mr. …

AAP hopeful of getting 3 Lok Sabha seats in Assam under INDIA bloc
1 year, 1 month ago

AAP hopeful of getting 3 Lok Sabha seats in Assam under INDIA bloc

India Today  

The Aam Aadmi Party is hopeful that the party would contest three seats in Assam in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections and it would help the Opposition INDIA bloc in other states. During the seat-sharing announcement today, AAP leader Sandeep Pathak said that Manoj Dhanowar was declared the party candidate for Dibrugarh Lok Sabha seat, Baben Choudhary for Guwahati Lok …

How AAP threatens to queer Congress pitch in South Goa LS seat
1 year, 1 month ago

How AAP threatens to queer Congress pitch in South Goa LS seat

India Today  

The Aam Aadmi Party has thrown a spoke in the wheels of the INDIA front and potentially queered the pitch for the Congress in its traditional stronghold by announcing a nominee for the South Goa Lok Sabha seat. “I really do not know why AAP has taken the premature step of declaring their candidate for a seat that already has …

AAP wants to contest 6 Lok Sabha seats in Delhi; 8 in Guj, 1 in Goa with Congress
1 year, 1 month ago

AAP wants to contest 6 Lok Sabha seats in Delhi; 8 in Guj, 1 in Goa with Congress

Hindustan Times  

The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday announced candidates for two Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat and one in Goa, and said it wants to contest six of the seven Delhi Lok Sabha seats, 8 of the 26 seats in Gujarat, and one of the two seats in Goa in alliance with its INDIA bloc partner Congress. The party also announced …

AAP 3-state report card: Contested 205, Lost 205
1 year, 3 months ago

AAP 3-state report card: Contested 205, Lost 205

Hindustan Times  

The Aam Aadmi Party lost in all 205 constituencies it contested in the Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh assembly elections on Sunday, failing to notch up even 1% of the vote in any of the three states. The Aam Aadami Party contested in all 205 constituencies it and lost on all of them in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh assembly …

Notification issued for Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls; process of filing nominations begins
1 year, 5 months ago

Notification issued for Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls; process of filing nominations begins

The Hindu  

The process of filing of nominations for the next month's Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections began on October 21 with the issuance of notification for the polls, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer said here. The total number of service voters in the centrally-located State stood at 75,303, of whom 73,020 are men and 2,284 are women, taking the total …

ABP CVoter Survey AAP Samajwadi Party Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh Elections 2023 INDIA Congress BJP
1 year, 5 months ago

ABP CVoter Survey AAP Samajwadi Party Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh Elections 2023 INDIA Congress BJP

ABP News  

With the imminent assembly elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, and Telangana, political parties are gearing up for the upcoming electoral battles. The Samajwadi Party has also joined the fray, recently announcing the names of two additional candidates for the Madhya Pradesh assembly polls, which brought the total number of SP candidates for the upcoming polls to six. Although …

Is Congress next in Maharashtra to split? Shinde-faction MLA says 16-17 MLAs may leave party
1 year, 8 months ago

Is Congress next in Maharashtra to split? Shinde-faction MLA says 16-17 MLAs may leave party

India TV News  

Maharashtra Politics: A lot is happening in Maharashtra as far as state's political industry is concerned. Amid NCP power tussle, Shiv Sena-Shinde faction MLA Sanjay Shirsat has said that there are several MLAs of the Congress which can leave the party. Ajit Pawar pulled off a stunning revolt in the Nationalist Congress Party on Sunday, triggering a vertical split, and …

Delhi: Bawana councillor who defected to BJP in Feb returns to AAP
1 year, 10 months ago

Delhi: Bawana councillor who defected to BJP in Feb returns to AAP

Hindustan Times  

Pawan Sehrawat, the councillor from Bawana in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, returned to the Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday from the Bharatiya Janata Party that he joined in February earlier this year. Sehrawat rejoined the party in the presence of the AAP MCD in-charge and Rajinder Nagar MLA Durgesh Pathak. According to AAP, Sehrawat had left the party to …

AAP Lok Sabha Polls General Elections Goa Assembly Sandeep Pathak Opposition
1 year, 11 months ago

AAP Lok Sabha Polls General Elections Goa Assembly Sandeep Pathak Opposition

ABP News  

Aam Aadmi Party National Secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak said on Friday that the party will contest the Lok Sabha General elections without any alliance with any other political party in the country. Pathak was talking to reporters in Goa where he said his party will go solo in the elections next year on both the seats in …

'House tax half, water tax maaf' to be AAP's municipal poll pitch in UP: Sanjay Singh
1 year, 11 months ago

'House tax half, water tax maaf' to be AAP's municipal poll pitch in UP: Sanjay Singh

India Today  

The Aam Aadmi Party will contest the municipal elections in Uttar Pradesh with the slogan 'House tax half, water tax maaf’, said the party’s UP in-charge Sanjay Singh. Reservation of seats has also been announced,” said AAP's UP in-charge Sanjay Singh. There are 17 municipal corporations in Uttar Pradesh, and AAP will also contest elections in these municipal corporations. So …

AIMIM, AAP, DAP 'B-teams' of BJP formed to cut Congress votes: Jairam Ramesh
2 years, 2 months ago

AIMIM, AAP, DAP 'B-teams' of BJP formed to cut Congress votes: Jairam Ramesh

India Today  

Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday accused the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, Aam Aadmi Party and the Democratic Azad Party of being the BJP's "B-teams", alleging they were formed with the sole aim to cut the Congress votes' in the country. Ramesh also responded to his former party colleague Ghulam Nabi Azad's remark that the Congress was bringing workers …

With 2022 poll outcomes, AAP poised to become national party
2 years, 2 months ago

With 2022 poll outcomes, AAP poised to become national party

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party's national ambition got wings in 2022 following its electoral feat in Punjab and foray in Goa and Gujarat assemblies but the party had to fire-fight a bevy of corruption charges against its Delhi leaders. By the end of the year, the AAP's national ambition got wings after it won five seats and secured an …

AAP continues to expand its national base unlike other regional parties
2 years, 2 months ago

AAP continues to expand its national base unlike other regional parties

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 29, 2022 10:50 IST The year 2022 ended on a promising note for the Aam Aadmi Party, which was formally launched on November 26, 2012. “Of 92 MLAs, as many as 82 are first-timers,” Mann added, underscoring how political stalwarts such as the former State Congress chief, Navjot Singh Sidhu; former Chief Ministers Capt Amarinder Singh and …

AAP to turn national party; Kejirwal says will conquer Gujarat fortress next time
2 years, 3 months ago

AAP to turn national party; Kejirwal says will conquer Gujarat fortress next time

The Hindu  

Ten years after it was formed, the Aam Aadmi Party is all set to get the status of a national party after securing nearly 13% of the vote share and five seats in the Gujarat Assembly election. Thanking the people of Gujarat for helping the party achieve the status, party convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said, “We have …

AAP looks to ‘Gujarat boost’ for its national ambition
2 years, 3 months ago

AAP looks to ‘Gujarat boost’ for its national ambition

The Hindu  

All eyes will be on the Aam Aadmi Party when the counting of votes polled in the Gujarat Assembly elections begins on Thursday as the outcome will determine the fate of the Arvind Kejriwal-led party’s national ambition. Aiming to breach the BJP’s Gujarat bastion, the Aam Aadmi Party fielded its candidate to contest all 182 assembly seats and carried out …

Former Congress MP Mahabal Mishra joins AAP ahead of MCD elections
2 years, 4 months ago

Former Congress MP Mahabal Mishra joins AAP ahead of MCD elections

India TV News  

MCD Polls: In yet another setback for the Congress party ahead of the crucial MCD elections, its senior leader and former MP Mahabal Mishra joined the Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday. Earlier this month, AAP national convener Kejriwal launched the party's 10 guarantees for the MCD polls and one of them pertained to freeing the national capital's streets of the …

Congress appoints Yuri Alemao as its new legislature party leader in Goa
2 years, 6 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, 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 …

Goa: Eight new BJP MLAs to meet PM Modi tomorrow
2 years, 6 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, 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 …

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