Goa Elections 2022

The Men & The Margin: BJP Candidates & Their Nearest Rivals In Goa Elections

NEW DELHI: In an unprecedented development, the incumbent BJP is going to claim its third term in Goa. No party has gained the power corridor of Goa consecutively before this. BJP has tasted massive success, despite challenges from the main rival Congress, the Revolutionary Goans Party, and a set of independent candidates. Albeit with a […]

Unemployment And Price Rise Lurk Silently In Goa Voters’ Minds

Although most voters remained wary of sharing their ballot preferences even on polling day, two salient issues —unemployment and price rise — seeped out in conversations with those standing or walking near some of Goa’s polling booths. The veritable cattle market of defections that followed the last assembly elections still rankles. The Congress won 17 […]

Goa records massive 76.75% voter turnout in assembly polls

The coastal state of Goa has recorded a heavy voting turnout at 76.75%, across 40 constituencies of 2 districts and 12 talukas.  BJP CM candidate and incumbent CM Pramod Sawant is contesting from this seat in Sanquelim. AAP CM candidate Amit Palekar cast his vote from the St Cruz constituency from where he is contesting. […]

PM Targets Congress, Indicating A Mainly Two-Horse Race In Goa

That Prime Minister Modi concentrated on attacking the Congress in his public rally in Goa on Thursday clearly indicates that the ruling party sees its major challenge in that state from its traditional rival more than from the newer options. At least until the last week or two, the campaigns of major newer entrants, TMC […]

EC : Model Code From Today; UP Poll Phase 1 From Feb 10, Punjab On 14; No Rallies Till Jan 15

NEW DELHI:  Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday said that model code of conduct (MCC) has come into force with immediate effect as it signalled that elections in five poll-bound states Uttar Pradesh, Manipur, Goa, Punjab and Uttarakhand will be held on time. “Situation is very dynamic. Lemme article 172 (1) that every legislative […]

After Didi, It’s Prashant Kishor’s Turn To Lash Out At Cong

NEW DELHI: A day after West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee took a swipe at the Congress ridiculing UPA, political strategist Prashant Kishor joined the band wagon to target the grand old party saying the idea and space that it represents is vital for strong opposition but its leadership is […]

Leander Paes, Nafisa Ali And Mrinalini Deshprabhu Join Trinamool Congress Ahead Of Goa Elections 2022

PANAJI: Months after announcing its plans for expansion in poll-bound Goa, the Trinamool Congress on Friday got another boost as former tennis player Laender Paes, actor and model Nafisa Ali and Mrinalini Deshprabhu entered the party fold. Paes, Ali and Deshprabhu joined the Trinamool Congress in the presence of West Bengal Chief Minister and party […]

In Goa, Prashant Kishor Says BJP Is Here To Stay For Decades With 30 % Vote Share; War Erupts After BJP Claims Win, Cong Takes Dig At TMC

PANAJI/NEW DELHI: Days after poll strategist Prashant Kishor’s talks with Congress derailed, he once again targeted the grand old party saying that the BJP will continue to be a force to reckon for decades to come and problem is with former party chief Rahul Gandhi that he does not realise this. The Congress soon hit […]

In Multi-Cornered Fight, “Poacher” Prashant Kishor’s New Test Begins In Goa

NEW DELHI/GOA: There’s a degree of abandon and risk with which Prashant Kishor, a highly-ambitious and highly-rated poll-strategist, has switched sides after advising several political parties since 2014, so much that he has become a poacher for one and trotter for another. This, as India gears up for a political showdown in 2022 election battles […]

In Multi-Cornered Fight, “Poacher” Prashant Kishor’s New Test Begins In Goa

NEW DELHI/GOA: There’s a degree of abandon and risk with which Prashant Kishor, a highly-ambitious and highly-rated poll-strategist, has switched sides after advising several political parties since 2014, so much that he has become a poacher for one and trotter for another. This, as India gears up for a political showdown in 2022 election battles […]