Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday said the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party has an edge over the ruling BJP in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls currently underway. Goa was facing a “khichdi” situation but the Congress has an advantage over the BJP, which has been in power in the neighbouring state since … Read more
The BJP rebel and son of the former chief minister the late Manohar Parrikar, local heavyweight Atanasio Monserrate of BJP, AAP’s former chief ministerial candidate for Goa now contesting on a Congress ticket, and an AAP nominee trying his luck for the third time — all are in the fray from Panaji constituency, making it … Read more
The Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), the ruling allies in Maharashtra, have forged an alliance for the first time in Goa for the February 14 Assembly elections, but data shows that winning seats in this coastal state has never been an easy task for the two parties individually, and their candidates had … Read more
Panaji, As many as 24 legislators in Goa, which is 60 per cent of the total strength of the 40-member state Assembly, have switched parties in the last five years, a report by an organisation has said. The Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) said in its report that with this, Goa has set a unique … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a crucial meeting at the BJP headquarters on January 19 evening to finalise candidates for the upcoming Goa Assembly polls scheduled next month, said sources in the party. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, party national president JP Nadda, Goa election in-charge Devendra Fadnavis, Co-in charge G Kishan Reddy, Co-in … Read more
The NCP on Tuesday filed a disqualification petition before Goa Assembly Speaker against MLA Churchill Alemao, a day after he claimed to have merged the party’s legislature wing with the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC). Alemao (72), the former chief minister, on Monday gave a letter to Speaker Rajesh Patnekar informing him that he has … Read more
Goa is going to the polls in February 2022 with nearly eight parties in the fray for just 40 seats. The contest is already heating up with the entry of Trinamool Congress and Aam Aadmi Party that is trying to make its presence felt for the second time in the coastal state. The elections are … Read more