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  • Goa polls: Congress makes a decision to behave all of a sudden to stake declare for presidency formation

    Via PTI

    PANAJI: Congress veteran P Chidambaram held a gathering with the Goa Meeting ballot applicants of his birthday party and the ones of best friend GFP on Wednesday evening, the place it was once made up our minds that the alliance will title its chief right away after the election effects are out and stake declare for presidency formation, resources mentioned.

    The verdict is supposed to steer clear of a repeat of the 2017 fiasco when the Congress had didn’t shape a central authority in Goa regardless of scoring the utmost collection of seats.

    Polling for the 40-member Space was once hung on February 14 and the counting of votes will probably be taken up on Thursday.

    Maximum go out polls have predicted a hung Space within the tiny coastal state, main the political events to formulate their methods protecting in thoughts other post-result situations.

    The Congress had contested the election on 37 seats, whilst best friend Goa Ahead Birthday party (GFP) had fielded 3 applicants.

    The Congress, which had saved its applicants in a luxurious lodge at Bambolim close to Panaji in North Goa since Tuesday night time, shifted them to some other lodge in Margao the town on Wednesday night time.

    This lodge is owned by means of some of the birthday party applicants.

    Assets mentioned that Chidambaram, who’s Congress’s Goa election in-charge, held a gathering with the applicants of the Congress and the GFP, which was once additionally attended by means of Karnataka Congress president D Okay Shivkumar, who’s these days tenting in Goa.

    All the way through the assembly, it was once made up our minds to elect the chief of the gang right away after the effects are out and stake declare to shape the federal government with state Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai.

    “The appointment with the governor can be sought right away after the effects are declared. We do not wish to devote the errors that came about after the 2017 election effects,” a senior birthday party office-bearer mentioned.

    Chatting with newshounds, Shivkumar mentioned that the entire applicants are in combination and there is not any concern of any cut up.

    “BJP is understood for its dependancy of poaching. This is the reason we now have requested all our applicants to stick in a not unusual lodge,” he mentioned.

    In 2017, regardless of successful 17 seats, the Congress may now not come to energy because the BJP, which had bagged 13 seats, allied with some independents and regional events to shape the federal government below the management of its stalwart Manohar Parrikar.

    The BJP eyes a 3rd consecutive time period in workplace.

  • Horse-trading approaching in Goa as go out polls point out hung meeting

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    BELAGAVI: The political tendencies in Goa have picked up tempo after the go out polls indicated a imaginable hung meeting. 

    Whilst each the BJP and Congress are geared as much as poach each and every different’s legislators to reach the magic choice of 21 to shape the federal government, it is still noticed whether or not the BJP will hotel to any other spherical of ‘Operation Lotus’ which it effectively performed to shape its govt in Karnataka and Goa after the former meeting elections within the respective states.

    Within the backdrop of go out polls giving each the BJP and Congress on the subject of 15 to 17 seats within the 40-member Goa meeting, the political analysts in Goa really feel the position of regional events like MGP, AAP, Goa Ahead, TMC but even so Independents is the most important within the formation of the brand new govt.

    Whilst the Congress management is assured that none of its MLAs would transfer facets within the match of a fractured consequence, assets mentioned the sturdy hyperlinks of Panaji MLA (BJP) Atanasio Monsarrate (Babush) with the Congress leaders in Goa would possibly come in useful for the BJP to poach no less than a couple of legislators from the grand previous celebration. The similar Monserrate had spearheaded `Operation Lotus’ after the closing meeting elections in Goa herding 10 Congress MLAs into BJP to assist the latter shape a central authority.

    Famous Congress MLA from Calangute, Michael Lobo mentioned, “No one will hand over the Congress celebration. Let the BJP take a look at any ways additionally by means of the use of the ED and different businesses. We’re all united and won’t go away the celebration below any instances.” On the other hand, Lobo mentioned, the leaders from different events are involved with the Congress and that none from MGP or the Independents additionally would sign up for the BJP because the latter had already backstabbed them.

    He mentioned the Congress would shape the federal government in Goa at 5 pm on March 10 and the BJP can be within the opposition.

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    With the prediction of a hung meeting, the BJP’s central management is eager to have a post-poll alliance with MGP but even so poaching as many Unbiased applicants as imaginable.

    Consistent with assets, the BJP Central management is attempting for a imaginable post-poll alliance with Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Birthday celebration (MGP), which is prone to win two to 3 seats. 

    “Union Minister for Highways Nitin Gadkari’s excellent rapport with MGP would possibly come in useful because the BJP is making plans to take his assist to get MGP’s fortify if the celebration falls in need of a majority. With no less than 3 to 4 Independents set to win from other seats, maximum of them and MGP would possibly rally in the back of BJP because the celebration is in energy on the Centre. The Congress might also win no less than 15 seats however it won’t be capable of get the fortify of MGP or Independents,” says political analyst Suraj Nandrekar from Goa.

    Senior journalist Kishor Naik Gaonkar mentioned the Congress celebration could possibly shape a central authority with the assistance of Goa Ahead, TMC, and AAP provided that it manages to get very on the subject of the bulk mark of 21 seats. AAP, TMC, and Goa Ahead would possibly in combination win 4 to 5 seats if the predictions of native political analysts are to be believed.

    In the meantime, Goa Leader Minister Pramod Sawant mentioned the BJP gets 18 to 22 seats to shape a central authority in Goa. On the other hand, he went on so as to add that his celebration would search the fortify of MGP if wanted. It manner, the CM isn’t 100% assured that his celebration would achieve a majority by itself.

    Suraj Nandrekar says the BJP won’t proceed Pramod Sawant because the Leader Minister if the celebration will depend on the regional events or Independents to shape a central authority. Sitting MLA Vishwajit Rane, a tender chief from the BJP would possibly emerge as a consensus candidate for the CM’s place if the celebration will get the fortify of Independents and regional events to shape a central authority, he added.

    Resources mentioned the sport of poaching of MLAs is approaching by means of each the BJP and Congress as soon as the effects are out on March 10. President of Goa Pradesh Congress Birthday celebration (GPCC) Girish Chodankar mentioned, “baffled by means of the approaching defeat, the BJP in Goa hacked the telephones of Congress leaders to give you the chance to come back to energy illegally once more. The BJP misused energy and snooped on Congress leaders together with former CM Digambar Kamat.”

    Calling the telephone tapping of the Congress leaders as a significant factor, Digambar Kamat mentioned, the BJP will have to forestall resorting to such acts to come back to energy.

  • Congress will shape subsequent executive in Goa, says Michael Lobo

    Through PTI

    PANAJI: Congress chief and previous Goa minister Michael Lobo on Thursday expressed self assurance that the celebration will shape the federal government within the state via dislodging the BJP after the Meeting ballot effects pop out on March 10, and pushed aside speculations that the Sonia Gandhi-led celebration will cut up within the coastal state.

    Addressing a press convention within the presence of Chief of Opposition Digmbar Kamat and Goa Congress leader Girish Chodankar, Lobo additionally pushed aside rumours that the highest BJP management used to be involved with him to change over after the consequences subsequent week.

    “If the consequences are out via 3 pm on March 10, the Congress will shape the federal government via 5 pm,” he claimed.

    Lobo, who joined the Congress in January this yr after quitting the BJP-led state cupboard, mentioned the folks of Goa knew who used to be making false claims about him.

    “Do not fall prey to such rumors. No person will depart the Congress. Let the BJP check out force techniques additionally via the use of the Enforcement Directorate and different businesses. All of us are united and won’t depart the Congress,” he asserted.

    Lobo mentioned the Congress will supply a solid executive within the state.

    “The BJP will likely be within the opposition and we’re assured about it,” he mentioned.

    Lobo claimed leaders of alternative events within the state had been involved with the Congress.

    “They don’t seem to be taken with supporting the BJP. Now not a unmarried impartial MLA or the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Birthday party will move close to the BJP, because it back-stabbed the MGP. No person trusts them now,” Lobo claimed.

    The Congress chief mentioned on March 10, the folks of the state would feel free after “liberation from the BJP”.

    After the 2017 Goa Meeting polls, the Congress had emerged as the only celebration via profitable 17 seats within the 40-member Space.

    Then again, the BJP, which bagged 13 seats, then temporarily tied-up with some regional outfits, together with the MGP, and independents to shape executive.

    Over the past 5 years, a number of Congress leaders hand over the celebration and its energy within the Meeting used to be decreased to 2.

    Polls to elect the brand new state Meeting had been hung on February 14 this yr and the counting of votes could be finished on March 10.

  • I used to be referred to as by means of ED 10 instances after TMC entered Goa politics: Abhishek Banerjee

    Via PTI

    PANAJI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) basic secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday claimed that ever since his birthday party forayed into Goa’s electoral politics, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned him 8 to 10 instances on the behest of the BJP.

    In arguable remarks, he advised Goan citizens to “take cash from the BJP, however vote for the TMC” within the February 14 meeting polls.

    Addressing a public assembly at Cumbharjua in North Goa, he stated the BJP has been “misusing energy” and focused on the TMC, the ruling birthday party in West Bengal.

    The Mamata Banerjee-led TMC is contesting the meeting polls in Goa in an alliance with the MGP, the state’s oldest regional outfit.

    Abhishek Banerjee is the nephew of Mamata Banerjee.

    The Trinamool Congress basic secretary claimed his birthday party has turn into a powerful pressure within the tiny coastal state dominated by means of the BJP.

    “The BJP has been misusing energy towards the TMC, which has turn into a powerful pressure in Goa. Each for the reason that TMC has come to Goa, the Enforcement Directorate, on the behest of the BJP, has summoned me 8 to 10 instances,” the Lok Sabha MP claimed.

    Banerjee asserted his birthday party won’t get intimidated and vowed to combat again.

    “I’m status right here and I provide you with my phrase that regardless of how a lot the BJP tries to intimidate us, we will be able to now not bow down prior to them,” he stated.

    “Until the time I’m alive, until the time blood is flowing thru my veins, I can proceed to combat in your rights,” the highest TMC chief stated, making an emotional pitch for his birthday party and looking for votes for it in what’s a brand new terrain for the 24-year-old outfit which continues to be to make a mark out of doors its stronghold of West Bengal.

    Banerjee advised Goan citizens to punish the BJP for its “betrayal”.

    “You’re taking cash from the BJP, however vote for don fula (two vegetation – ballot image of TMC) and betray the BJP like they betrayed Goans in 2017 (when the saffron birthday party got here to energy),” stated the 34-year-old flesh presser.

    Banerjee stated the best betrayal for Goans used to be in 2017 when “each MLA other people voted for bought his soul for Rs 50 crore”.

    “Everybody in Goa is conscious about this truth. There are 20,000 to twenty-five,000 citizens according to constituency. So, you’ll calculate for your self. One vote for them prices Rs 20,000,” he stated.

    But even so the BJP, he additionally centered the opposition Congress.

    The TMC chief stated, “Your vote, your agree with, your religion, your love, your blessings, your honour is being bought by means of each the BJP and the Congress for an insignificant Rs 20,000.

    Banerjee stated what took place with Goa in 2017 hasn’t ever took place in every other state all over the remaining 50 years.

    “You voted for the Congress and rejected the BJP. However the Congress performed with the affection and agree with of the folks of Goa. Purchasing and promoting politics will have to forestall in Goa,” he stated.

    After the remaining meeting polls, the Congress emerged as the only biggest birthday party, however it used to be the BJP which shaped a central authority by means of briefly forging an alliance with smaller events and Unbiased MLAs.

    Banerjee stated the time has come to vote for blank politics and this may also be ensured handiest by means of the TMC-led alliance.

    “Vote casting for every other birthday party except for the Trinamool Congress is the same as vote casting for the BJP which in flip method defeat of Goa,” he added.

    Regarding the BJP’s oft-repated communicate of “double engine” goverment, Banerjee pushed aside it as “double loot”.

    The time period “double engine” is utilized by BJP leaders to seek advice from the birthday party being in energy on the Centre in addition to in a state.

    “Loot of assets is occurring in Goa and any other loot of the nationwide exchequer is occurring in Delhi (Centre),” the TMC chief stated.

    The state, which has a 40-member meeting, will cross to the polls on February 14 and votes shall be counted on March 10.

  • BJP’s Christian outreach in Goa with 30 in line with cent tickets

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    MUMBAI: Whilst the BJP is contesting on a Hindutva time table in states like Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, in Goa it has modified tack because it realises that the street to energy lies by way of the Christian vote financial institution. Of the 40 applicants fielded by way of the celebration, 12, i.e., 30 in line with cent, are Christians.

    The Christians include 25-27 in line with cent vote base in Goa, 2d biggest after Hindus. Alternatively, Hindus don’t vote as a block. Previous, the BJP had attempted its process of Hindu votes’ consolidation within the coastal state however that didn’t paintings. 

    “With Hindu vote financial institution politics, BJP by no means crossed 10 seat-mark in Goa Meeting. This time, it has determined to house as many minority applicants as imaginable. Whether or not that works or now not shall be attention-grabbing to look as a result of different events also are banking at the identical vote financial institution within the identify of secular politics,” stated a political observer.

    A few of the BJP’s Christian candidate is Atanasio Monserrate, who has been fielded from Panaji denying price ticket to former leader minister Manohar Parrikar’s son Utpal. A BJP chief admitted that the celebration sought after to ship out a message to the minority group by way of who prefer Monserrate over Utpal.

    Apparently, Manohar Parrikar had a excellent fortify base a number of the Christian group, which helped him and the BJP stay in energy for a very long time.

    “Now, Parrikar isn’t round whilst his son Utpal has posed a problem to the authentic BJP candidate. By way of denying price ticket to Utpal, we have now despatched a message to the Christians that Monserrate is extra necessary than him,” the chief stated.

    The BJP had fielded six Christian applicants in 2012 elections and 7 in 2017. Each occasions, a majority of these applicants romped house. After 10 Congress MLAs joined the BJP in 2019, BJP’s Catholic MLAs’ in tally rose to fifteen.

  • Congress will emerge as biggest celebration in Goa: Sena chief Raut

    Via PTI

    MUMBAI: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Friday mentioned that Congress will emerge as the one biggest celebration in Goa after the February 14 meeting elections. Raut’s personal celebration is contesting the elections in alliance with the NCP.

    The Sena, NCP, and Congress proportion energy in Maharashtra.

    “The Congress celebration will emerge as the one biggest celebration in Goa. The (ruling) BJP won’t get a decisive lead in those elections,” he advised a Marathi information channel right here.

    “The bottom truth does no longer favour the BJP or its election in-charge Devendra Fadnavis. It kind of feels leader minister Pramod Sawant would no longer get elected as smartly,” the Sena chief claimed.

    Particularly, Congress had gained the best choice of seats in Goa final time, however may just no longer shape a central authority because the BJP trumped it by means of briefly cobbling in combination a coalition with smaller events.

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    Polling for all 40 seats within the coastal state will likely be hung on February 14 whilst counting is scheduled for March 10.

    Raut additionally took a jibe on the “secular” Congress for asking its applicants to take an oath of loyalty in temples. Congress calls itself a mundane celebration, so why it’s asking its applicants to take an oath in temples that they’d stay dependable after elections?” he requested.

    The Rajya Sabha member conceded that the Shiv Sena was once no longer totally ready this time, however mentioned it is going to without a doubt have no less than one MLA in Goa Meeting sooner or later.

    “Aam Aadmi Celebration and Trinamool Congress are purported to be B-teams of the BJP. Each events wouldn’t have sufficient cadre power. If votes get divided, it might get advantages the BJP,” he mentioned.

  • Goa polls: AAP applicants signal affidavits promising no corruption & defection

    Via PTI

    PANAJI: All 40 applicants of the Aam Aadmi Celebration (AAP) for the approaching Goa Meeting polls on Wednesday signed affidavits promising that they are going to no longer bask in corruption or defect.

    “The most important drawback with Goa’s politics is the common defections.

    We need to weed it out even earlier than folks vote for our applicants,” AAP convener and Delhi Leader Minister Arvind Kejriwal stated addressing a press convention the place all of the 40 celebration nominees have been provide with their affidavits.

    Elections to all 40 Meeting seats in Goa are scheduled on February 14 and effects shall be declared on March 10.

    Kejriwal stated his celebration applicants, by means of the affidavit, have given an enterprise that they are going to no longer bask in any corrupt practices and in addition no longer transfer over to every other political celebration right through the tenure (as MLA if elected).

    The affidavit is essential as its violation via any AAP candidate will quantity to prison breach of consider, he stated.

    The applicants will flow into photocopies in their affidavits some of the citizens within the coastal state, Kejriwal stated.

    The AAP convener stated his celebration is decided to supply a decent govt in Goa, for which ruling out defections is without doubt one of the maximum necessary issues.

    Kejriwal is on a four-day discuss with to the poll-bound state, the place his celebration is contesting all of the 40 Meeting seats.

    Within the 2017 Goa polls, the AAP had didn’t win a unmarried seat within the state, which is recently dominated via the BJP.

  • BJP is banking on Cong defections for forming subsequent government in Goa, Kejriwal claims

    Through PTI

    PANAJI: The ruling BJP’s “technique” after the Goa Meeting elections can be to woo Congress legislators and shape govt once more, Delhi Leader Minister Arvind Kejriwal claimed on Tuesday.

    The Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration chief arrived within the coastal state for a four-day campaigning excursion forward of February 14 elections.

    Chatting with newshounds on the airport, he mentioned, “This Meeting election is the most important for Goa. Goans should come to a decision what’s highest for them. One possibility is to strengthen the AAP, which has promised a corruption-free govt. Another choice is to strengthen the BJP immediately or not directly. Within the closing election, Goans have been bored stiff with the BJP govt and selected Congress. However Congress MLAs allow them to down,” he mentioned.

    The placement was once the similar this time with communicate of Congress defections in each and every a part of the state, Kejriwal mentioned. “The BJP has deliberate a brand new technique. As soon as Congress applicants win their seats, they’re going to sign up for the BJP,” he claimed.

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    The BJP is aware of that it can’t shape a central authority with out successful around the Salcette bastion of Congress, so it has submit seven applicants within the constituencies within the space on Congress price tag and is financing them, he alleged.

    In 2017, Congress had emerged because the single-largest birthday party, however it would now not shape a central authority. Maximum of its legislators abandoned the birthday party over the following 5 years.

  • Goa polls: Instances compelled me to contest independently, says Manohar Parrikar’s son Utpal

    Through ANI

    PANAJI: Utpal Parrikar, son of former Goa Leader Minister Overdue Manohar Parrikar on Saturday stated that cases compelled him to take a call of contesting as an impartial candidate from Panaji within the resulting Goa Meeting polls.

    Utpal additionally stated that he’s going to attempt to meet each and every particular person in Panaji and find out about their issues.

    Talking to ANI forward of the Goa Meeting elections, he stated, “I will be able to attempt to meet each and every particular person in Panaji. The cases compelled me to take this choice (of contesting an impartial candidate) from Panaji. I wish to give folks a excellent choice in applicants.”

    Utpal Parrikar, son of former Goa leader minister Manohar Parrikar, filed his nomination papers from the Panaji Meeting constituency on Thursday.

    Closing week, he resigned from the main club of BJP after the birthday celebration denied him a price ticket from the Panaji constituency and fielded Congress birthday celebration turncoat Atanasio “Babush” Monserrate.

    After BJP snubbed him, Parrikar made up our minds to contest the approaching Goa election as an impartial candidate.

    In the meantime, Goa Leader Minister Pramod Sawant had stated that the central leaders of BJP have been in dialog with Utpal and had presented him two constituencies to contest the election within the upcoming Goa Meeting polls.

    Goa is scheduled to visit the Meeting polls on February 14. The counting of votes will happen on March 10.