goa politics

Panaji, April 10 Amit Palekar, the former president of the Goa unit of the Aam Aadmi Party, joined the Congress on Friday.Palekar, who had been projected as the AAP's chief ministerial candidate during the 2022 elections, recently resigned from the Arvind Kejriwal-led party.He was inducted...

Panaji, April 8 Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday described the High Court's order regarding the Ponda assembly by-election as "shocking," after the HC declared the Election Commission of India's poll notification "null and void," effectively cancelling the April 9 contest."The...

Panaji, April 6 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday criticized the opposition for fielding candidates in the by-election to the Ponda assembly constituency in Goa, instead of ensuring an unopposed contest as a tribute to the late minister Ravi Naik, who had represented the...

Panaji, April 1 AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday alleged that the BJP and the entire state machinery in Goa are trying to protect the party councillor's son, who was arrested for allegedly raping several girls and circulating their obscene videos.Addressing a public meeting in the...

Panaji, March 31 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal visited Tapobhoomi in North Goa on Tuesday to seek the blessings of Padma Shri awardee Sadguru Brahmeshanand Swami.The former Delhi chief minister is in the coastal state to campaign for AAP candidate Geetesh Naik, who is contesting...

Chennai, March 26 The ruling DMK on Thursday criticized AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami over his comments on its alliance partners, calling it "unnecessary."Senior party leader and state Transport Minister S S Sivasankar also criticized the AIADMK, stating that the party's...

Panaji, March 23 The Goa Forward Party (GFP) is likely to contest 25 of the 40 assembly seats in the coastal state, as the outfit discussed plans to strengthen its voter base ahead of the 2027 elections on Monday.The State Executive Committee of the party held a strategy meeting here under the...

Panaji, March 19 The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) announced Geetesh Naik as its candidate for the Ponda assembly by-election in Goa, scheduled for April 9.Naik joined AAP on Wednesday in the presence of the party's national convenor, Arvind Kejriwal, in Ponda, South Goa district.The by-election to...

Panaji, March 15 The BJP has shortlisted two names and sent them to the party leadership for selecting the candidate for the Ponda assembly by-election, a party leader said on Sunday after the Election Commission announced the election schedule.The by-election in the constituency, necessitated...

Panaji, March 13 Opposition MLAs protested in the Goa assembly on Friday after Speaker Ganesh Gaonkar disallowed them from introducing their private member's bills.The House was adjourned three times as Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao, Congress MLAs Carlos Alvares Ferreira and Altone D'Cruz...

Panaji, March 3 Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant celebrated Holi with his supporters in his hometown of Sankhalim, where they applied colour on him.After playing Holi with his wife, Sulakshana, and other family members, Sawant travelled to the Ravindra Bhavan Complex, where he was warmly...

Panaji, February 26 Revolutionary Goans Party MLA Viresh Borkar and 28 others have been booked for allegedly stealing files and other items from the Goa Town and Country Planning Department office during a protest, an official said on Thursday.Borkar had led a protest at the office of Chief...

Panaji, February 25 Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday extended his support to the ongoing agitation against alleged misuse of land-use rules in the coastal state, demanding their immediate abolition.Revolutionary Goans Party (RGP) MLA Viresh Borkar has been...

Panaji, Feb 15 The Congress has signaled an alliance with the Goa Forward Party (GFP) for the 2027 assembly elections, asserting that the combined force would form the next government in the coastal state.Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president Amit Patkar made the statement regarding...

Panaji, February 10 A leader of the Aam Aadmi Party's youth wing resigned on Tuesday, alleging that decisions in Goa were being dictated by party leaders in Delhi.This development comes a month after a group of senior AAP leaders in Goa, including its former state unit president Amit Palekar...