Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party Rules Out Alliance with BJP for 2022 Goa Assembly Polls
4 years ago

Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party Rules Out Alliance with BJP for 2022 Goa Assembly Polls

News 18  

Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party president Deepak Dhavalikar on Wednesday ruled out a pre-poll alliance with the BJP for the 2022 Goa legislative Assembly elections. Addressing a press conference, Dhavalikar said the party is open to a pre-poll alliance with other like-minded opposition parties in the state. But if time comes, we may have a pre-poll alliance with other like-minded opposition parties, but not with the BJP,” the MGP chief said. Dhavalikar said the ruling party is being unjust, as the Speaker of Goa Assembly is not even considering the disqualification petition filed against the MLAs who quit the MGP.

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Election results today: Maharashtra, Jharkhand, and key bypolls in focus
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Election results today: Maharashtra, Jharkhand, and key bypolls in focus

India Today  

The results of the Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand, along with bypolls held across 48 assembly constituencies and two parliamentary seats in 13 states, will be announced on Saturday. Saturday would also be the verdict day for Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who is making her poll debut from Wayanad Lok Sabha seat. As for the seats in focus, …

PK for poll alliance to dethrone YSRC
1 year, 7 months ago

PK for poll alliance to dethrone YSRC

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan, still quite unsure of himself, has announced vaguely on Thursday that his party would go for an alliance with friendly political parties to seize power from the ruling YSRC and “safeguard” the interests of the people. Addressing the media at Mangalagiri on Thursday, the Jana Sena chief said if his party secured a good …

New party Revolutionary Goans making a splash
2 years, 9 months ago

New party Revolutionary Goans making a splash

The Hindu  

When 28-year-old Viresh Borkar, the youngest legislator from Goa’s youngest political party, the Revolutionary Goans, reached the Legislative Assembly for his swearing-in earlier this week riding pillion on a motorbike, he signalled a definite change in the tenor of Goan politics. First-time MLA Mr. Borkar and the rider of the motorbike, RG party chief and ex-Aam Aadmi Party member Tukaram …

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 Election Results: BJP will form govt with support of MGP, Independent MLAs, says Fadnavis
2 years, 9 months ago

Goa Election Results: BJP will form govt with support of MGP, Independent MLAs, says Fadnavis

Firstpost  

‘We have won 20 seats. Three independent MLAs have also supported us,’ BJP’s Goa in-charge Devendra Fadnavis said. The majority mark in Goa Assembly is 21 Panaji: With Bharatiya Janata Party winning 20 seats out of the 40-seated Goa assembly, the party’s Goa election in-charge Devendra Fadnavis said that it will form a full majority government in the coastal state …

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 …

It is Advantage BJP in Goa as AAP, GFP, MGP Spoil Congress' Chances
2 years, 9 months ago

It is Advantage BJP in Goa as AAP, GFP, MGP Spoil Congress' Chances

News 18  

Goa is headed for a hung assembly yet again as the BJP falls one seat short of the magic number 21, but one thing is for sure: the exit polls were off the mark for expecting that it will be a close fight between BJP and Congress. What we are seeing now is that the BJP is much ahead of …

‘Wicketkeeper of Goa Politics': Sudin Dhavalikar is MGP’s Last Man Standing
2 years, 9 months ago

‘Wicketkeeper of Goa Politics': Sudin Dhavalikar is MGP’s Last Man Standing

News 18  

Meet Sudin Dhavalikar, the politician in whose hands lies the future of the BJP and Congress if the verdict turns out to be of a hung assembly. Dhavalikar, until recently served as Goa’s deputy chief minister in the Pramod Sawant-led BJP government. He was later dropped by Sawant after two of MGP’s MLAs — Deepak Parsekar and Manohar Ajagaonkar — …

Goa BJP, Congress Vie for Regional Parties’ Support as Spectre of Hung Assembly Looms
2 years, 9 months ago

Goa BJP, Congress Vie for Regional Parties’ Support as Spectre of Hung Assembly Looms

News 18  

Goa, with an assembly strength of 40 seats, has been politically turbulent and unstable over the years. In the last few decades, despite big guns such as the BJP and Congress fighting tooth and nail to rule over the coastal state, it is the smaller parties such as the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party, Goa Forward Party, which have played a key …

Goa CM Pramod Sawant in lead after trailing initially as BJP sails ahead in trends
2 years, 9 months ago

Goa CM Pramod Sawant in lead after trailing initially as BJP sails ahead in trends

India Today  

After trailing behind Congress since morning, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has gained the lead as the Election Commission of India releases results of the assembly elections in the state. The lead comes as the Bhartiya Janata Party sails close to a majority in the state, which has largely remained the center of political tussle dominated by independent candidates. FOLLOW …

BJP will take independents, regional parties along to form govt in Goa: Fadnavis
2 years, 10 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 …

Goa Election 2022: BJP, Congress to go head-to-head, smaller parties may be key
2 years, 10 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 …

BJP or Cong? MGP’s Sudin Dhavlikar Wants to Play Kingmaker in Goa But Won’t Seal Deal Till Poll Result
2 years, 10 months ago

BJP or Cong? MGP’s Sudin Dhavlikar Wants to Play Kingmaker in Goa But Won’t Seal Deal Till Poll Result

News 18  

With exit polls predicting a hung assembly in Goa when assembly election results are announced on Thursday, the Maharashtrawadi Congress Party is speculated to emerge as a faction that could turn the tables for the Congress or BJP, and help form the government in the coastal state. But later, when Dr Pramod Sawant became the CM, two out of the …

No party wants to go with BJP, claims Goa Congress chief ahead of poll results
2 years, 10 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 elections: BJP to seek support from MGP if numbers fall short
2 years, 10 months ago

Goa elections: BJP to seek support from MGP if numbers fall short

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: A day after some exit polls predicted a hung Assembly in Goa, chief minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and told a news agency that the Central BJP leadership is already in talks with the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party to seek its support if the saffron outfit falls short of a few numbers to form …

MGP, Independents may hold key to government formation in Goa
2 years, 10 months ago

MGP, Independents may hold key to government formation in Goa

The Hindu  

With exit polls yet again predicting a fractured mandate for Goa on counting day on March 10, independent candidates and regional parties like the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party are likely to hold the key to government formation. Sources within the Goa Congress leadership have said that the party was exploring post-poll alliance talks with the Aam Aadmi Party, the Trinamool Congress …

Ahead of poll results, Goa CM Sawant meets PM Modi
2 years, 10 months ago

Ahead of poll results, Goa CM Sawant meets PM Modi

The Hindu  

Less than 48 hours before the Assembly poll results and a day after exit polls indicated a hung Assembly in Goa, its Chief Minister Pramod Sawant met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. It witnessed a multi-cornered contest, with the Trinamool Congress, Aam Aadmi Party,and the Shiv Sena-NCP joining the fight along with key contestants, the BJP and the …

Goa Exit Poll 2022: Neck-and-neck contest between ruling BJP, Congress for Goa assembly
2 years, 10 months ago

Goa Exit Poll 2022: Neck-and-neck contest between ruling BJP, Congress for Goa assembly

Hindustan Times  

Soon after voting ended on Monday, exit polls predicted a neck-to-neck contest in Goa between the ruling BJP and the Congress led alliance. Besides traditional contestants like the Congress, BJP and the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party, the coastal state of Goa has The Times Now Veto 2022 exit polls predicted 16 seats for the BJP, 17 for the Congress, the Aam …

Goa election: India Today - Axis My India Exit Poll predicts hung verdict
2 years, 10 months ago

Goa election: India Today - Axis My India Exit Poll predicts hung verdict

India Today  

The India Today - Axis My India Exit Poll for the Goa Assembly election has predicted 15-20 seats for the Congress-Goa Forward Party alliance. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said the BJP would form the government with the support of the MGP or the independent candidates. According to the exit poll, 19 per cent of voters opted for Pramod Sawant …

Goa Exit Polls Result 2022: Tough fight on as results could go either way
2 years, 10 months ago

Goa Exit Polls Result 2022: Tough fight on as results could go either way

Live Mint  

Early exit poll results suggest there is a tough fight between BJP, Congress and other parties in the costal state of Goa. According to CNX-India TV Exit Poll showed BJP winning majority seats in Goa. Goa has so far witnessed shifting of power largely between the Congress and the BJP, but poll observers feel that after the February 14 Assembly …

Goa Assembly elections: Congress says open to post-poll alliance with non-BJP parties
2 years, 10 months ago

Goa Assembly elections: Congress says open to post-poll alliance with non-BJP parties

The Hindu  

With the date for the Goa Assembly poll results nearing, the Congress has said it is open to a post-poll alliance with parties other than the BJP to form the next government, if it does not get a majority on its own. Talking to reporters on March 6, All India Congress Committee’s Goa desk in-charge Dinesh Gundu Rao said if …

Goa: Cong says open to post-poll alliance with non-BJP parties
2 years, 10 months ago

Goa: Cong says open to post-poll alliance with non-BJP parties

India Today  

With the date for the Goa Assembly poll results nearing, the Congress has said it is open to a post-poll alliance with parties other than the BJP to form the next government, if it does not get a majority on its own. Talking to reporters on Sunday, All India Congress Committee's Goa desk in-charge Dinesh Gundu Rao said if his …

Goa polls: Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party says it will 'never support' Pramod Sawant as CM
2 years, 10 months ago

Goa polls: Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party says it will 'never support' Pramod Sawant as CM

India Today  

The Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party on Saturday said it will decide its stand after the Goa election results by taking the ally Trinamool Congress in confidence, but will "never support" Pramod Sawant as chief minister. Sawant, chief minister of the outgoing BJP government, had sacked MGP ministers from his cabinet, said MGP leader Sudin Dhavalikar, but did not categorically rule out …

Alliance power, turncoats in focus as UP polls enter last lap
2 years, 10 months ago

Alliance power, turncoats in focus as UP polls enter last lap

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW Alliance power is on full display as the seven-phase UP elections enter the last lap in the eastern part of the state. BJP national president JP Nadda, Apna Dal chief Anupriya Patel, Nishad Party chief Sanjay Nishad, BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh, and Union minister Anurag Thakur during a press conference, in New Delhi in January. The BJP’s OBC …

Goa records 79% voting in Assembly polls; Sawant says BJP to win over 22 seats
2 years, 10 months ago

Goa records 79% voting in Assembly polls; Sawant says BJP to win over 22 seats

India Today  

Goa on Monday registered a very high voter turnout of 78.94 per cent in polling for the 40 Assembly seats which passed off peacefully with no untoward incident reported from any part of the state which witnessed a multi-cornered contest, officials said. Addressing a press conference here, Chief Electoral Officer Kunal said the highest voting was registered in the Sankhalim …

Rahul Gandhi says real poll fight in Goa is between Congress and BJP
2 years, 11 months ago

Rahul Gandhi says real poll fight in Goa is between Congress and BJP

India Today  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said his party has designed a 'Nyay' scheme for the poor in the poll-bound Goa and asserted the real fight in the coastal state is between his party and the ruling BJP and urged people not to waste their votes by supporting others who are also in the fray. “The reality is that the …

India TV Opinion Poll: Congress likely to upset BJP's plans for retaining power in Goa
2 years, 11 months ago

India TV Opinion Poll: Congress likely to upset BJP's plans for retaining power in Goa

India TV News  

With just two weeks left to go for Assembly elections in Goa, the Congress may upset BJP's plans for retaining power in the coastal state, according to the India TV-Ground Zero opinion poll for Goa. The opinion poll on Sunday predicted 17-21 seats for the grand old party, Bharatiya Janata Party may bag 14-18 seats, TMC-MGP likely to win 2-4 …

Goa Elections 2022: TMC-MGP Alliance Promises Resumption of Mining, Reservation for Women in Jobs & Local Bodies
2 years, 11 months ago

Goa Elections 2022: TMC-MGP Alliance Promises Resumption of Mining, Reservation for Women in Jobs & Local Bodies

News 18  

The Trinamool Congress and the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party have released their common manifesto for the upcoming Goa Assembly polls, promising resumption of mining operations and reservation for women in jobs and local bodies in the coastal state if they come to power. The poll manifesto, released by alliance partners TMC and MGP on Saturday ahead of the state polls on …

Goa Assembly Polls: MGP's First List of Candidates Includes Dhavalikar Brothers
2 years, 11 months ago

Goa Assembly Polls: MGP's First List of Candidates Includes Dhavalikar Brothers

News 18  

The Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party on Friday announced its first list of ten candidates for the Goa Assembly elections. Party chief Deepak Dhavalikar and his brother Sudin Dhavalikar figure in the list. As per the list released on Friday, Deepak Dhavalikar will contest from Priol constituency while his brother Sudin will contest from Marcaim seat. Praveen Zantye, a former BJP MLA …

Congress to be blamed if BJP wins in Goa: Shiv Sena
2 years, 11 months ago

Congress to be blamed if BJP wins in Goa: Shiv Sena

India TV News  

Highlights The electoral battle for Goa has become multi-cornered with the entry of TMC and AAP Sanjay Raut said that Shiv Sena will contest polls in Goa with Sharad Pawar's NCP Raut claimed that Shiv Sena has a clean image & it will create history in Goa in this election Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Friday said that he …

Goa polls: Which party will Utpal Parrikar contest from? AAP invites, BJP hopes he stays on
2 years, 11 months ago

Goa polls: Which party will Utpal Parrikar contest from? AAP invites, BJP hopes he stays on

India Today  

Aam Admi Party National Convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday, January 20, invited former Goa CM Manohar Parrikar's son Utpal to join the party. His tweet came after Utpal Parrikar was excluded from BJP's list of candidates for Goa elections. Sources said the BJP, on the other hand, is still trying to convince Utpal Parrikar to contest …

Goa Assembly election | Kejriwal says AAP will think of allying with non-BJP parties in event of fractured mandate
2 years, 11 months ago

Goa Assembly election | Kejriwal says AAP will think of allying with non-BJP parties in event of fractured mandate

The Hindu  

Remarking that the Aam Aadmi Party would only think of allying with a non-BJP party in the event of a fractured mandate in Goa, its national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday expressed confidence that such a need would not arise and said that his party had come forward as “a fresh hope” for Goans tired of …

Go Goa Gone: 24 of 40 MLAs in Goa Assembly switched parties over last 5 years
2 years, 11 months ago

Go Goa Gone: 24 of 40 MLAs in Goa Assembly switched parties over last 5 years

India Today  

In what political experts are calling a record, 24 members of Goa’s 40-seat legislative Assembly have switched parties during the current five-year term. POST MANOHAR PARRIKAR’S DEMISE After Manohar Parrikar's demise in 2019, Pramod Sawant took charge as the Chief Minister of Goa. Independent MLA Rohan Khaunte and Goa Forward Party's Jayesh Salgaonkar, both believed to be close associates of …

Goa Assembly polls | Arvind Kejriwal joins door-to-door campaign for AAP candidates
2 years, 11 months ago

Goa Assembly polls | Arvind Kejriwal joins door-to-door campaign for AAP candidates

The Hindu  

With Goa Assembly elections just a month away and many political parties vying for a power pie, AAP leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday joined his party's candidates in their door-to-door campaign and claimed to have received a good response from people. Mr. Kejriwal reiterated AAP's promise of providing honest governance to the people of Goa if …

Goa polls 2022: MGP to announce first list of candidates today
2 years, 11 months ago

Goa polls 2022: MGP to announce first list of candidates today

Hindustan Times  

Ahead of the upcoming assembly elections in Goa, which will take place in a single phase on February 14, the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party, the first party to form government in the coastal state after the end of the Portuguese rule, will on Thursday announce its first list of candidates. Also on Thursday, the MGP, which is contesting the polls in …

Rahul Gandhi reviews Goa poll plan with party seniors
2 years, 11 months ago

Rahul Gandhi reviews Goa poll plan with party seniors

The Hindu  

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday reviewed the party’s preparedness for the upcoming Assembly polls in Goa with senior leaders including former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and party general secretary K.C. But the meeting assumes significance as it comes just days after Trinamool CongressGoa in-charge and Lok Sabha member Mahua Moitra said her party was ready for an alliance …

BJP’s ‘acquisition strategy’ in Goa could boomerang: experts
3 years ago

BJP’s ‘acquisition strategy’ in Goa could boomerang: experts

The Hindu  

Ever since the Bharatiya Janata Party began laying its roots in Goa in the mid-1990s, the party has had a history of forging alliances with regional parties and later jettisoning them once their utility had served its purpose. The Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party — the coastal State’s oldest indigenous party — was at one time the BJP’s ‘elder brother’, much like …

‘Response from people shows BJP will form next govt. in Goa’
3 years ago

‘Response from people shows BJP will form next govt. in Goa’

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party will win a majority in the 40-member Goa Assembly, polls for which will be held on February 14, the party’s State unit chief Sadanand Shet Tanavade said on Saturday. ‘BJP ahead of others’ Addressing a press conference, Mr. Tanavade and Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said the BJP was ahead of all others as far as campaigning …

Goa Elections on Feb 14: All You Need to Know About Key Battle as TMC, AAP Push to be Surprise Factors
3 years ago

Goa Elections on Feb 14: All You Need to Know About Key Battle as TMC, AAP Push to be Surprise Factors

News 18  

The Election Commission on Saturday announced that the assembly elections in Goa will be conducted on February 14 in a single phase. While chief minister Pramod Sawant-led BJP government is ruling the state at present, the Aam Aadmi Party, the Trinamool Congress will be surprise elements this election, even as Congress is also in the fray. Announcing the candidates for …

TMC-MGP alliance to fight Goa polls with CM face: Mahua Moitra
3 years ago

TMC-MGP alliance to fight Goa polls with CM face: Mahua Moitra

India Today  

The Trinamool Congress on Tuesday said it will fight the upcoming Goa assembly elections by projecting a chief ministerial candidate and providing good governance will be its key poll plank in the coastal state. The Mamata Banerjee-led party has tied up with the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party, Goa's oldest regional outfit, for the polls to the 40-member assembly due in early …

Congress ties up with Goa Forward Party ahead of state assembly polls
3 years ago

Congress ties up with Goa Forward Party ahead of state assembly polls

India Today  

The Congress and the Goa Forward Party on December 18 announced a pre-poll alliance for the upcoming State Assembly elections due in February next year. Congress & Goa Forward come together to form alliance to defeat the Communal, Corrupt & Immoral Anti-Goa BJP Government in 2022 Goa Assembly Elections. pic.twitter.com/FJInUB3WlZ — Goa Congress December 18, 2021 “After Vijai Sardesai met …

Goa Election 2022: Will BJP Emerge As The Big Fish Amid Challenges From TMC, AAP & Congress
3 years ago

Goa Election 2022: Will BJP Emerge As The Big Fish Amid Challenges From TMC, AAP & Congress

ABP News  

New Delhi: The smallest Indian state, Goa, will witness one of the biggest electoral battles in recent history, with at least eight national and regional parties in fray for the upcoming election. The ruling BJP, contesting the first election in Goa following the death of four-time chief minister Manohar Parrikar, has its task cut out in the face of an …

Goa elections 2022: Sitting Congress MLA Ravi Naik resigns, may join BJP
3 years, 1 month ago

Goa elections 2022: Sitting Congress MLA Ravi Naik resigns, may join BJP

India TV News  

Highlights Congress MLA Ravi Naik tendered his resignation from Goa Assembly on Tuesday Reacting to his resignation, state Congress chief said the party had "disowned" him long back Ravi Naik is expected to join the BJP later in the day In another setback to the Congress ahead of Goa polls, party MLA and former chief minister Ravi Naik tendered his …

Goa Assembly elections: Trinamool Congress announces pre-poll alliance with MGP
3 years, 1 month ago

Goa Assembly elections: Trinamool Congress announces pre-poll alliance with MGP

India Today  

A week before TMC supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s second visit to Goa in two months, the party sealed a pre-poll alliance with the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party on Monday. Our alliance is a wonderful blend since TMC has the fighting spirit and MGP has a long-rooted history in Goa" MGP President Deepak Dhavalikar met Mahua Moitra and …

Goa: Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party Announces Pre-poll Alliance with Mamata's TMC
3 years, 1 month ago

Goa: Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party Announces Pre-poll Alliance with Mamata's TMC

News 18  

The Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party on Monday announced that it would contest the forthcoming Goa Assembly elections in alliance with the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress. Addressing a press conference, MGP president Deepak Dhavalikar said their party's central committee resolved to have an alliance with the TMC for the state polls due early next year. The MGP, which had won three seats …

Entry of TMC, Two New Regional Parties to Add Spice to Goa Assembly Polls
3 years, 3 months ago

Entry of TMC, Two New Regional Parties to Add Spice to Goa Assembly Polls

News 18  

The entry of Trinamool Congress in Goa’s political arena and the announcement by two regional outfits about fighting the next year’s Assembly elections here are sure to make it a multi-party and keenly-watched affair, where prominent players like the ruling BJP, opposition Congress, Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP and Shiv Sena are eyeing to fight the polls independently. It is for the …

BJP, allies confident of by-poll win in northeastern States
3 years, 3 months ago

BJP, allies confident of by-poll win in northeastern States

The Hindu  

The BJP and its strategic regional allies in the Northeast are confident of winning most of the 10 Assembly seats, where by-elections have been scheduled on October 30. BJP’s Assam unit president Bhabesh Kalita is upbeat about the party and one of its regional allies sweeping the five seats. The BJP would contest the Bhabanipur, Gossaigaon, Mariani and Thowrah seats, …

Eyeing 'Sabka Saath' for UP Polls, BJP Formally Ties Up with Caste-centric Nishad Party and Apna Dal
3 years, 3 months ago

Eyeing 'Sabka Saath' for UP Polls, BJP Formally Ties Up with Caste-centric Nishad Party and Apna Dal

News 18  

The incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party has formally announced an alliance with the NISHAD party and Apna Dal for the upcoming 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly polls in Lucknow on Friday. Nishad party Chief Sanjay Nishad was also present along with Pradhan and UP BJP Chief Swatantra Dev Singh on the occasion. The NISHAD party candidate and Sanjay Nishad son’s, Praveen Kumar …

SBSP to support BJP in UP polls 2022? Here's what party chief Om Prakash Rajbhar said
3 years, 5 months ago

SBSP to support BJP in UP polls 2022? Here's what party chief Om Prakash Rajbhar said

India TV News  

Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party chief Om Prakash Rajbhar, who leads a front of small parties in Uttar Pradesh, on Tuesday said his outfit will ally with the BJP if it picks a backward caste leader as its chief minister candidate for next year's assembly polls. The SBSP leader, once an ally of the BJP, made the remark after a meeting …

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