“This morning Congress’ own MLAs in Goa turned the tables on their party and decided to merge the Congress legislative party in BJP. With this Congress’ number in Goa Assembly is reduced to just 3 whereas the opposition numbers in the state have gone down to 7. These are the... The post appeared first on .

“This morning Congress’ own MLAs in Goa turned the tables on their party and decided to merge the Congress legislative party in BJP. With this Congress’ number in Goa Assembly is reduced to just 3 whereas the opposition numbers in the state have gone down to 7. These are the... The post appeared first on .

Porvorim (Goa) [India], July 13 (ANI): Amid the ongoing crisis within the Congress Goa unit, former Chief Minister Digambar Kamat has called for introspection within the party citing losses in elections and defections.

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 11 (ANI): Amid the ongoing crisis in the Goa unit, Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Monday alleged that the BJP is offering Rs 50 crores for each MLA.

Panjim (Goa) [India], July 10 (ANI): Amid rumours that some Congress MLAs may cross over to the ruling BJP, Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly, Ramesh Tawadkar on Sunday cancelled the notification announcing elections for the post of Deputy Speaker.

In what could be a big blow for the Congress, Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Goa Assembly Michael Lobo, along with 9 other party MLAs, is rumoured to be in touch with the BJP to switch sides. Several reports, citing sources, claimed that 10 Congress MLAs, including Lobo, will join... The post appeared first on .

Panaji (Goa) [India], April 9 (ANI): Ahead of Goa cabinet expansion, Sanguem Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Subhash Phal Dessai on Saturday resigned from the post of Deputy Speaker of the State Legislative Assembly.

Panaji Mar 30 PTI The first session of the Goa Assembly following the last months elections ended on Wednesday without a confidence vote being heldThe BJP government led by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant is in a comfortable position in the 40-member House as the party won 20 seats and enjoys the support of three Independents and the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party which has two MLAsA motion of confidence in favour of chief minister Sawant was listed on the second and last days agenda released by the legislature departmentBut a revised agenda issued in the morning omitted the motion The governor has not asked the chief minister to prove majority on the floor of the House So there was no need to hold the motion a senior official of the legislature department told PTI The financial appropriation bill presented by Sawant was passed with voice vote During the election for Deputy Speaker held earlier in the day BJP MLA Subhash Faldesai won by getting 24 votes Fifteen legislators voted against him PTI RPS KRK KRK

Panaji Mar 29 PTI BJP MLA Ramesh Tawadkar was on Tuesday elected as the Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly by defeating Congress candidate Aleixo Sequeira Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai had summoned a two-day session of the newly elected 40-member Assembly from Tuesday a day after Pramod Sawant was sworn in as the chief minister and eight other BJP MLAs took oath as cabinet ministers After the Assembly session began pro-tem Speaker Ganesh Gaonkar moved a motion for the Speakers election Tawadkar who was fielded by the ruling BJP-led group won the election by securing 24 votes Sequeira who was fielded by the opposition Congress Aam Admi Party and the Revolutionary Goans party got 15 votes Chief Minister Sawant and senior House member Digambar Kamat of the Congress then escorted Tawadkar to the Speakers chair In the recently concluded state Assembly polls the BJP won 20 seats one short of the majority in the 40-member House Three independent MLAs and two legislators of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party MGP have extended support to the BJP The Congress had won 11 seats in the Assembly polls the Aam Aadmi Party secured two seats while the Revolutionary Goans and the Goa Forward party bagged one seat each PTI RPS GK GK

Panaji Mar 29 PTI The Goa government has said it will provide three cooking gas cylinders free of cost to households in the coastal state as promised by the BJP in its election manifesto Chief Minister Pramod Sawant made the announcement on Monday after chairing the first meeting of the new cabinet comprising him and eight other ministers In a tweet on Monday evening Sawant said Chaired the first meeting after taking oath as CM The Cabinet has decided to formulate the 3 free cylinder scheme as promised in the BJP manifesto from the new financial year Before the Goa Assembly elections held last month the BJP had in its poll manifesto promised three LPG cylinders free of cost per year if voted to power Sawant also told reporters on Monday that resumption of iron ore mining and creating employment were his priorities during the current tenure On his opponents referring to him as an accidental CM Sawant said this time he is elected and not selected as the states chief minister Sawant had taken charge of the top post in 2019 after the death of then CM Manohar Parrikar In the recently concluded Assembly elections which the BJP fought under Sawants leadership the party won 20 seats in the 40-member House PTI RPS GK GK