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Patnekar is MLA from Bicholim in North Goa and filed his nomination for the post of speaker. Congress has pitted Pratapsinh Rane against him. (Photo: Twitter I @bjp4goa )

BJP's Patnekar to take on Cong's Rane for Goa Speaker post

The post of speaker has been vacant after Pramod Sawant became Goa Chief Minister following the death of Manohar...

3 Jun 2019 3:04 PM IST

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant shows his finger marked with indelible ink after casting vote, during the first phase of Goa Assembly elections, at Kothambi in North Goa district, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. (PTI)

BJP will win over 22 Assembly seats in Goa; PM has conveyed best...

Sawant said the PM's call further boosted the morale of the BJP workers to work for the party's victory

14 Feb 2022 11:18 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Aditiyanath greets party workers during celebrations at the BJP office following their win in Assembly polls, in Lucknow, Thursday, March 10, 2022. (PTI)

Elections 2022: 4-1 for BJP; AAP gets three-fourths majority in Punjab

BJP on Thursday retained power in the politically crucial state of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur

10 March 2022 8:54 AM IST

Former Goa Congress leader Vishwajit Rane. (Photo: ANI Twitter)

Disillusioned by Cong's functioning, won't comment on Rahul: Vishwajit...

Rane and a group of legislators wrote a letter to Gandhi complaining about the senior Congress leadership.

16 March 2017 6:59 PM IST

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar assumes charge of his office in Panaji on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Want Rahul to continue leading Cong, we can win next elections too:...

Parrikar also took a jibe at Digvijaya Singh, saying what happened to the Congress happens when you come to Goa only to...

16 March 2017 4:20 PM IST

Newly sworn-in Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar being greeted by BJP President Amit Shah and Union minister Nitin Gadkari after his oath at a ceremony in Panaji on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

Manohar Parrikar: BJP's poster boy in Goa returns as CM

Right from the start, BJP had sent across a subtle message that if it wins, the government would be headed by Parrikar.

16 March 2017 3:55 PM IST

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar at Parliament house. (Photo: AP)

Goa floor test to be a smooth affair for Parrikar

As per the Supreme Court direction, the floor test of the Goa Assembly will be held on Thursday.

15 March 2017 3:26 PM IST

Congress leader Digvijay Singh. (PTI)

Goa: Cong MLAs blame leadership for failure to form govt

The Congress won 17 seats in Goa, only four short of the magic figure to form the government.

13 March 2017 1:29 PM IST

Indian women stand in a queue to cast their votes outside a polling station, at Kamaseke village, about 40 kilometers from Amritsar, in the northern Indian state of Punjab. (Photo: PTI)

Assembly polls: 83% turnout in Goa, 70% in Punjab

Voting in Punjab was marred with technical glitches and skirmishes at some places.

4 Feb 2017 7:34 PM IST

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar (Photo: PTI)

Goa polls: Manohar Parrikar among early voters; dodges question on...

However, Parrikar went on to add that he was missing Goan food in Delhi' and people can derive any meaning out of his...

4 Feb 2017 10:47 AM IST

Polling officials check election documents at an EVM distribution centre in Patiala. (Photo: PTI)

Polling ends; Punjab records 70% turnout, Goa 83%

Punjab and Goa polls, which will be followed by those in UP, Uttarakhand and Manipur, are being billed as a test for...

4 Feb 2017 7:53 AM IST