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Goa assembly polls: Congress CEC to meet for selection of candidates today

Published on Jan 17, 2022 06:52 AM IST

Congress released its first list of candidates for the Goa assembly polls on December 16 in which the party had announced eight candidates.

Congress to hold video meeting for selection of candidates in Goa polls today. (HT file)

ANI |

Ahead of polls, Kejriwal releases AAP’s 13-point agenda for Goa

Kejriwal, who is on a two-day visit to the coastal state, said that with his promises each family in Goa will be able to save ₹10 lakh during the five-year tenure of his party’s government if elected to power

AAP convener and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal at a door-to-door campaign in Shiroda,South Goa on Sunday. (ANI)

Updated on Jan 17, 2022 01:58 AM IST

ByGerard de Souza

Goa Assembly polls 2022: Kejriwal makes 13 guarantees if AAP voted to power

Having lost its hard-fought space over the past few years, the AAP is back in business with an aggressive campaign, led by Kejriwal.

AAP's national convener and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal.(Screengrab)

Updated on Jan 16, 2022 12:19 PM IST

Written by Harshit Sabarwal | Edited by Sohini Goswami, New Delhi

Goa assembly polls 2022: CM Pramod Sawant leaves for Delhi, BJP list may be out

The Goa Assembly election is scheduled to take place on February 14 and results will be announced along with four other states on March 10.

Goa CM Pramod Sawant had earlier told reporters the party's parliamentary board will finalise the names of candidates for the polls on January 16, a day after BJP functionaries meet with the top brass. (File photo)

Published on Jan 16, 2022 10:54 AM IST

Written by Shubhangi Gupta | Edited by Sohini Goswami, New Delhi

Goa assembly polls 2022: BJP may not contest from two Christian-dominated seats

The two seats are Benaulim and Nuvem that are represented by Churchill Alemao and Wilfred D'Sa. Assembly election is slated to be held on February 14.

Published on Jan 14, 2022 12:47 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com, New Delhi

Why Michael Lobo’s switch is a shot in the arm for Goa Congress

Goa assembly elections: Michael Lobo, along with his wife Delilah, joined the Congress on Tuesday evening promising to help the party win a majority in the state.

Goa assembly elections: Former BJP MLA Michael Lobo interacts with media after joining Congress ahead of the Goa Assembly elections in Panaji on Tuesday, January 11. (PTI)

Published on Jan 14, 2022 12:59 AM IST

ByGerard de Souza

Goa elections: TMC, AAP will split non-BJP votes, says Chidambaram

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday said that if the AAP and the TMC fielded candidates and secured some votes in the upcoming assembly elections in Goa, in effect they would be splitting the non-BJP vote.

Congress Rajya Sabha MP P Chidambaram said if the AAP and the TMC fielded candidates and secured some votes in the upcoming Goa assembly elections, in effect they would be splitting the non-BJP vote. (ANI)

Updated on Jan 14, 2022 01:56 AM IST

ByPress Trust of India, New Delhi

“You give ticket to criminal and...’: Parrikar’s son Utpal pans Goa BJP leaders

Utpal Parrikar has been keen to contest from the Panaji seat represented by father Manohar Parrikar for over 25 years but the BJP made it clear being a leader’s son didn’t automatically qualify him for the ticket.

Former Goa chief minister Utpal Parrikar’s son Utpal responded to the Goa BJP leadership’s stress on winnability of candidates, asking if integrity and character don’t matter. (Twitter/Uparrikar)

Published on Jan 13, 2022 11:51 PM IST

ByGerard de Souza

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

The party, which formed Goa's first government post liberation from Portuguese rule, is contesting the upcoming polls in alliance with Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress.

TMC chief Mamata Banerjee with MGP leaders after announcing alliance for Goa elections. (ANI)

Published on Jan 13, 2022 06:12 AM IST

Byhindustantimes.com, New Delhi

Alliance talks on with TMC, Congress for Goa elections: Pawar

Pawar predicted a regime change in Uttar Pradesh -- where the NCP is allied with the coalition led by the Samajwadi Party (SP) -- saying the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will lose.

The NCP is in talks with TMC and Congress for an alliance ahead of Goa elections, Sharad Pawar said. (HT Photo)

Published on Jan 12, 2022 12:27 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Former Goa minister Michael Lobo joins Congress day after quitting BJP

Michael Lobo, who represented the Calangute Assembly constituency, said the voters told him the BJP is no more a party of the common people and that grass-root level workers were feeling ignored by the party.

Michael Lobo and his wife Delilah Lobo join the Congress in Panaji on Tuesday. (ANI Twitter)

Published on Jan 11, 2022 09:33 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com, New Delhi

Goa polls: Independent MLA, minister Govind Gaude to join BJP

“I respect the invitation extended by the BJP to join them. I have been with them for the last five years and have worked closely with them,” Govind Gaude said.

Independent MLA, minister Govind Gaude to join BJP.(Representative image)

Published on Jan 11, 2022 06:48 PM IST

PTI |

Trinamool Congress launches campaign song for Goa assembly elections

The voting in assembly elections in Goa will be held on February 14, in a single phase. The incumbent BJP government, led by chief minister Pramod Sawant, is being challenged by the Trinamool Congress and other parties.

Goa Trinamool Congress (TMC) in-charge Mahua Moitra (left) and fellow party leader Sandeep Vazarkar address a press conference in Panjim.(ANI File Photo)

Published on Jan 11, 2022 12:08 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Written by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Congress to explore TMC tie-up in Goa

The two parties have fought elections together in the past but recent exchanges have been marked by bitterness.

Kolkata: Luizinho Faleiro, former chief minister of Goa and Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha candidate, files his nomination, at West Bengal Legislative Assembly, in Kolkata, Monday, Nov. 15, 2021. (PTI Photo)(PTI11_15_2021_000140A) (PTI)

Published on Jan 10, 2022 11:50 PM IST

BySaubhadra Chatterji, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

In Saamana, Shiv Sena’s surprise attack on Mamata Banerjee’s TMC over Goa polls

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC Goa push will benefit the BJP, and questioned TMC and AAP’s source of funds to secure support from established Goa politicians.

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut’s harshly-worded critique of the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinimool Congress’s effort to make inroads in Goa comes as a surprise because of Mamata Banerjee’s warm relations with Shiv Sena boss Uddhav Thackeray. (ANI)

Updated on Jan 09, 2022 01:36 PM IST

BySurendra P Gangan, Mumbai

New entrant and alliances change the poll landscape

As things stand, it is the BJP, made up of more than half the MLAs brought over from the Congress post the 2017 elections, versus two coalitions -- the Congress and Goa Forward Party, and new entrant Trinamool Congress and the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party.

Published on Jan 09, 2022 03:32 AM IST

ByGerard de Souza, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Congress ready to align with any party willing to defeat BJP in Goa: Chidambaram

In the 2017 Assembly elections, the Congress had emerged as the single-largest party in Goa as it won 17 seats in the 40-member House.

Published on Jan 08, 2022 08:18 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com

Goa polls 2022: Single-phase voting on February 14, counting on March 10