When a government notification went out on October 19, it followed a video message from the chief minister of Goa. Son of Goa’s longest-serving chief minister Pratapsingh Rane,, Vishwajit hails from a clan of warrior chieftains from Rajasthan whose story of arrival in Goa changes depending on whom you ask. As recently as July, Sawant was forced to clarify at …
Goa may be a small state in terms of elections with just 40 seats, but the electoral drama has always been high voltage. A highly-placed BJP source told CNN-News 18 that while the local Goa BJP unit would back Pramod Sawant, there is a likelihood that the BJP high command may consider Vishwajit Rane as the CM candidate. However, internal …
They may be in power together, but the Nationalist Congress Party is the pet peeve of Congress leaders in Maharashtra. The NCP’s spectre may soon be haunting the Congress in the tiny coastal state, where the Grand Old Party has some hopes for revival. The idea of an NCP-led grand alliance has led to trepidation among Congress leaders who claim …
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