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Denied BJP ticket, Utpal Parrikar to fight from Panaji as independent

"I am fighting for the values which I believe in," he said

Goa Assembly polls: Congress releases another list of 5 more candidates

The Congress on Thursday released another list of five candidates for the February 14 Goa Assembly elections. With this, the party has so far declared 36 candidates. While Ekvis Gomes will contest from Panaji, Tukaram Borkar will be the Congress nominee from Siroda and Jose Luis Carlos Almeida will contest from the Vasco-da-Gama seat. Anthony Dias will be the party candidate from the Benaulim Assembly seat and Amit Patkar will contest from the Curchorem seat for the Congress Party.

Chidambaram should resign if Congress fails to oust BJP in Goa: TMC

The TMC had approached Chidambaram with a formal offer for pre-poll alliance for the February 14 Goa polls: TMC

New entrant Amit Palekar is AAP's CM face for Goa Assembly polls

Palekar joined the party a few months ago but was indirectly thrust with high profile political and activism-linked assignments

Congress names five more candidates for Goa assembly elections

An official statement from the party said these candidates have been selected by the Central Election Committee of the party chaired by Sonia Gandhi

Goa polls: Sena, NCP finalise pre-poll tie-up, claim Cong not interested

'The NCP tried to talk to Congress in Goa for a pre-poll alliance. We told them that let's work together so that we can be able to take on the government,' says Praful Patel

Goa adds 2,522 Covid-19 cases to tally; positivity rate now 45.78%

The active tally in the coastal state stands at 21,997

Goa Assembly polls: Trinamool Congress announces first list of 11 names

Rajya Sabha MP Luizinho Faleiro has been nominated from Fatorda Assembly constituency, which is represented at present by Goa Forward Party chief Vijai Sardesai

Shiv Sena, NCP may form alliance in upcoming Goa Assembly polls

Stating that NCP wanted to contest along with Congress in Goa election, Nawab Malik said that due to the opposition by some local leaders, the alliance could not be formed.

Shiv Sena, NCP to form alliance for Goa polls, seat sharing talks on Jan 18

Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) have decided to contest the upcoming Goa Assembly elections together in alliance, Shiv Sena leader and MP Sanjay Raut said on Sunday.Speaking to ANI, Raut said, "Shiv Sena and NCP will contest together in Goa assembly elections. There will be a discussion on seat sharing on January 18. NCP's senior leader Praful Patel will discuss seat-sharing formula in Goa on January 18. Only after that, it will be clear who will contest on how many seats.""Political dynamics are different in Maharashtra and Goa. NCP, Shiv Sena, Congress are in alliance in Maharashtra. However, at the moment Congress has decided to contest alone without forming an alliance with any other party in the state," he said.Goa elections are set to be held in a single phase on February 14. The counting of votes will be held on March 10.In view of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Shiv Sena leader did not comment much on Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's decision to ...

Arvind Kejriwal holds door-to-door campaign in poll-bound Goa

Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday held a door-to-door campaign in Cortalim village of Goa, which is scheduled to go to polls this February.

Goa records 3,274 Covid-19 cases in 24 hrs; positivity rate at 38%

Goa's COVID-19 case positivity rate rose sharply to 38.16 per cent on Saturday as the coastal state reported 3,274 new infections, taking the tally to 2,07,243, the state health department said. Four persons died due to COVID-19, which raised the toll in Goa to 3,550. The number of recoveries rose to 1,83,615 after 1,789 more patients were discharged after treatment on Saturday, leaving the coastal state with 20,078 active cases. With 8,578 new tests, the total number of samples examined so far for coronavirus in Goa has gone up to 17,23,638, an official said. Goa's COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 2,07,243, new cases 3,274, death toll 3,550, discharged 1,83,615, active cases 20,078, samples tested till date 17,23,638.

Arvind Kejriwal joins door-to-door campaign for AAP candidates in Goa

AAP leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday joined his party's candidates in their door-to-door campaign and claimed to have received a good response from people.

PM Modi asked CMs to accelerate Covid-19 vaccination pace, says Sawant

Modi on Thursday interacted with the chief ministers over the Covid-19 situation in the country

Goa Assembly polls: Congress, BJP main contestants, says P Chidambaram

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday said that if the AAP and TMC fielded candidates and secured some votes in the upcoming assembly polls

Covid-19: Goa reports 3,119 new cases; positivity rate rises to 32%

The number of recovered cases in the state rose to 179,423

Goa reports 2,476 Covid-19 infections, case positivity rate at 30%

On Monday, the coastal state had recorded 1,592 cases

Goa minister Govind Gaude resigns as independent MLA, to join BJP

A day after two BJP MLAs resigned from the party, Govind Gaude, an independent legislator and the state's Art and Culture Minister on Tuesday resigned as MLA

Goa logs 1,592 Covid cases, positivity rate at 27%; active tally tops 10K

The positivity rate in the tourist state rose from 24.76 per cent on Sunday to 27.38 per cent on Monday

Rahul Gandhi returns from abroad, reviews poll strategy for Goa

Sources said Gandhi was abroad during the last few days for the New Year and returned last night