Panaji (Goa) [India], March 28 (ANI): Hours after taking the oath as the Chief Minister, Pramod Sawant took charge of his office here on Monday and revealed that making Goa self-reliant, generating employment and developing tourism infrastructure are his top priorities.

Panaji Mar 20 PTI The BJP will meet the Goa governor on Monday and stake a claim to form the next government state unit resident Sadanand Shet Tanavade said on Sunday The much-awaited BJP legislature party meeting will also be held on Monday to select the leader of the House who will be the next chief minister BJP president J P Nadda has informed that the legislature party meeting would be held on Monday after which party leaders will meet Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai and stake a claim to form the next government Tanavade told a press conference The legislature party meeting will begin at 4 PM on Monday BJPs observer Narendra Singh Tomar and co-observer L Murugan Goa election in-charge Devendra Fadanavis desk in-charge C T Ravi will attend the legislature party meeting Tanavade said He said the date of swearing-in of the new government would be decided after meeting the governor on Monday In the recently-held elections in Goa BJP won the majority by bagging 20 of the total 40 seats Three Independents and two MLAs of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party MGP have already extended their support to BJP PTI RPS NSK NSK

Panaji Mar 20 PTI With the BJP legislature party meeting in Goa yet to be convened even as the Assembly poll results were declared on March 10 states caretaker chief minister Pramod Sawant and his party colleague Vishwajit Rane together met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi The meeting took place on Saturday evening Rane said Both Sawant and Rane are being seen as top contenders for the post of chief minister in the state BJP sources confirmed that in the recent past Rane had expressed his desire for the CMs post According to the party sources Shah had asked Sawant and Rane to meet him together in New Delhi In the Goa Assembly polls the BJP has won the majority by bagging 20 seats in the 40-member House With two MLAs of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party MGP and three Independents extending their support to BJP the saffron party appears to be in a comfortable position in the Assembly However the BJP has not yet staked a claim to form a government in the state which will be its third straight term BJPs Goa unit chief Sadanand Shet Tanavade had told reporters earlier that the party will form the government after Holi celebrations Both the leaders Sawant and Rane met Shah together and discussed various issues related to Goa party sources said without elaborating BJP president J P Nadda was also present during the meeting When contacted Rane confirmed that he met Shah along with Sawant The meeting was about various issues related to Goa he said Sawant was not available for comments The BJPs parliamentary board the top decision-making body of the party is yet to formally announce the name of the next Goa chief minister The party has appointed Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar and L Murugan as the observer and co-observer respectively to oversee the selection of the chief minister and process to stake claim to form the next government On Wednesday Sawant had met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi to discuss about formation of the next government He was accompanied by BJPs Goa election in-charge Devendra Fadanavis Goa desk in-charge C T Ravi Tanavade and the partys state general secretary organisation Satish Dhone PTI RPS NP NP

New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): Goa acting Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Pramod Sawant on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi ahead of the formation of the government by the BJP and its alliance partners in the state.

Miramar (Goa) [India], March 12 (ANI): Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) president Deepak Dhavalikar on Saturday said that BJP would have won at least 25-26 seats in Goa if they had an alliance with MGP.

Panaji (Goa) [India], March 9 (ANI): Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday said that the Congress party does not trust their candidates and is keeping them in isolation without even knowing the results of the Goa Assembly elections.

New Delhi [India], March 8 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party's central leadership is in talks with Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) over the possibility of the post-poll alliance if the party falls short of the majority mark, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Tuesday.

Panaji (Goa) [India], January 29 (ANI): Trinamool Congress (TMC)) on Saturday released the poll manifesto for the upcoming Goa Assembly elections.

Panaji Jan 25 PTI The Trinamool Congress Party TMC on Tuesday announced its third list of six candidates for the Goa Assembly elections scheduled to be held on February 14 With this the Mamata Banerjee-led party has declared a total of 24 candidates for the upcoming polls As per the list the Goa Congress former spokesman Rakhi Naik Prabhudesai will be contesting from Sanguem while former Congressman Saifulla Khan will contest from the Vasco Assembly seat Tarak Arolkar who had recently quit the Congress to join the TMC has been given a ticket from Mapusa Assembly constituency it was stated Former Congressman Bholanath Ghadi Sakhalkar will fight from Saligao and folk artist Kanta Kashinath Gaude will contest from Quepem The TMC is fighting the polls for the 40-member Assembly in alliance with the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party MGP PTI RPS ARU ARU

Goa, January 24: The voting for Goa Assembly Elections 2022 will be held on 40 constituencies in a single phase on February 14. The counting of the votes is scheduled for March 10, and by the evening, the Goa Assembly Elections 2022 resulted will be declared. With weeks left before the state goes to the […]