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  • Pramod Sawant transparent favorite as BJP to announce subsequent Goa CM on Monday

    By means of PTI

    PANAJI: The suspense over the title of the following leader minister of Goa will finish later within the day on Monday when BJP will cling the much-awaited legislature celebration assembly and contact at the governor to stake a declare to shape the federal government, 11 days after the saffron celebration received 20 seats within the 40-member Space and secured the fortify of 2 MLAs of MGP and 3 Independents.

    This would be the 3rd directly time period of BJP in Goa.

    BJP chief and caretaker leader minister Pramod Sawant is the transparent favorite for the put up of the CM however faces some opposition.

    But even so Sawant, the names of BJP MLA and previous state well being minister Vishwajit Rane, and Himachal Pradesh Governor Rajendra Arlekar, who hails from Goa, are being mentioned for the CM’s put up, a senior state BJP chief stated on Monday.

    The swearing-in rite of the brand new govt in Goa will tentatively happen between March 23 and 25.

    Top Minister Narendra Modi and senior BJP leaders will stay provide for the development, Goa BJP leader Sadanand Shet Tanavade had stated on Sunday.

    Central observes of BJP- Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar and L Murugan- will arrive in Panaji on Monday afternoon to take part within the an important legislature celebration assembly scheduled to start out at 4 PM on the celebration headquarters within the state capital, Tanavade stated.

    After settling on the chief of the Space, who would be the subsequent leader minister, BJP leaders will meet state governor P S Sreedharan Pillai at 6 PM to stake a declare to shape the federal government.

    But even so Tomar and Murugan, Goa election in-charge Devendra Fadnavis, table in-charge C T Ravi and Tanavade will attend the legislature celebration assembly.

    BJP assets stated the title of the following CM will probably be introduced by way of 5 PM.

    Within the recently-held elections in Goa, the BJP received 20 seats, only one wanting a easy majority, within the 40-member Space.

    BJP’s nearest rival Congress received 11 seats, AAP 2, Maharashtravadi Gomantak Birthday celebration (MGP) 2, Independents 3, Progressive Goans 1, and Goa Ahead Birthday celebration 1.

  • TMC constitutes panel to study deficient efficiency in Goa polls

    By way of PTI

    KOLKATA: The Trinamool Congress on Sunday constituted a committee to study the birthday celebration’s dismal efficiency within the just lately held meeting elections in Goa, the place it drew a clean.

    TMC nationwide basic secretary Abhishek Banerjee, in a observation, stated that the birthday celebration will convene a sequence of inner evaluate conferences to introspect its position in Goa.

    The evaluate committee, headed by way of the birthday celebration’s Haryana chief Ashok Tanwar, will even include Sushmita Dev, and Sourav Chakraborty, he stated.

    “We’re convening a sequence of inner evaluate conferences and the primary conclave might be hung on March 26 the place applicants, their core group participants and particular person participants of the birthday celebration might be invited,” the Diamond Harbour MP, who had visited Goa a number of instances in previous 4 months to construct the birthday celebration’s organisation, stated.

    “We started our venture in Goa to fill the void created because of loss of an effective, powerful opposition. Over the following 5 years, we recommit ourselves to taking part in that position,” Banerjee stated. The birthday celebration secured a little bit over 5 in step with cent of the votes however didn’t win a seat.

    A number of senior Congress leaders together with former Goa leader minister Luizinho Faleiro, had joined the birthday celebration forward of the elections.

  • BJP to stake declare nowadays night to shape executive in Goa

    By way of PTI

    PANAJI: The BJP, which is rising as the one greatest birthday celebration within the 40-member Goa Meeting, will meet Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai and stake declare to shape executive on Thursday night, a senior birthday celebration chief mentioned.

    As in step with knowledge of the Election Fee of India, the BJP has to this point received 5 seats and is main in 15 others within the coastal state, the place counting of votes is these days underway.

    The BJP’s legislature wing will meet round 4 pm within the state capital Panaji all over which the gang chief can be determined, a senior birthday celebration chief mentioned. “After that, the birthday celebration will stake declare to shape the following executive,” he mentioned.

    The BJP has mentioned that 3 independents, who’re these days main of their respective constituencies, are in contact with the birthday celebration.

    Dr Chandrakant Shetye, the unbiased candidate who received from Bicholim Meeting constituency, met Leader Minister Pramod Sawant after the announcement of his victory, the birthday celebration chief mentioned.

  • 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.

  • Goa vote depend on Thursday; BJP eyes third time period, Cong hopes for transparent mandate

    By means of PTI

    PANAJI: Counting of votes polled within the February 14 Meeting elections in Goa will likely be taken up on Thursday morning within the state, the place the ruling BJP is looking for a 3rd directly time period in energy, whilst the opposition Congress is hoping for a transparent mandate in its favour to keep away from the fiasco of 2017.

    As many as 302 applicants contested for the 40 meeting seats which noticed multi-cornered fights because of presence of a number of smaller and regional outfits but even so the BJP and the Congress, the 2 primary political forces in Goa.

    The votes will likely be counted at two puts – Damodar School in Margao and Govt School of Polytechnic at Altinho in Panaji, protecting Meeting constituencies falling in North Goa district and South Goa district, respectively, officers stated on Wednesday.

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

    Double COVID-19 vaccination certificates has been made obligatory for coming into counting centres, the place 3 layers of safety will likely be in position, they stated.

    A senior reputable stated elaborate preparations were made at each the counting centres and the entire effects are anticipated by way of round midday.

    “The counting of votes of the entire constituencies can be taken at one move, ranging from poll papers, sharp at 8 am,” he stated.

    North District Returning Officer Ajit Roy stated strongrooms, the place EVMs were saved, will likely be opened at 6.30 am, however the true counting will get started at 8 am.

    Roy stated 3 layers of safety were installed position at each the counting centres and somebody eligible to go into the amenities must lift both a unfavourable RT-PCR certificates or double vaccination evidence. He stated most 11 rounds of counting in line with constituency can be held.

    But even so the BJP and the Congress, the Goa Ahead Birthday celebration, the Maharashtra Gomantak Birthday celebration, the Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration and the Trinamool Congress except for independents contested the polls.

    Within the 2017 polls, regardless of successful 17 seats, the Congress may just 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 beneath the management of Manohar Parrikar. The easy majority mark within the 40-member Home is 21.

  • Polls: Congress shifts flock to luxurious hotel in Goa amid prediction of Mar 10 effects finishing in useless warmth

    By means of PTI

    PANAJI: Determined to keep away from the repeat of the 2017 fiasco when it had did not shape a central authority in Goa in spite of scoring the utmost collection of seats, the Congress has shifted all of the applicants who had contested the Meeting polls to a luxurious hotel in Bambolim village close to Panaji forward of the counting of votes on March 10.

    For the reason that the political stakes are very prime and taking into consideration the quicksand of Goa politics, the birthday celebration would possibly not permit some applicants even to discuss with the counting centre on Thursday, a senior Congress chief mentioned on Wednesday.

    On the other hand, Michael Lobo, who give up the BJP-led Goa govt forward of the polls and contested on a Congress price tag, mentioned all of the applicants will cross to the counting centre.

    With the prediction of a hung Meeting atmosphere off energy video games in Goa, Congress on Tuesday night time shifted all its applicants in a luxurious hotel at Bambolim village, round 5 km clear of Panaji.

    All of the applicants checked within the hotel on Tuesday night time with their baggage, indicating that the federal government formation could also be an extended haul.

    On the other hand, Congress leaders refused to confess that the birthday celebration was once corralling its applicants as it isn’t prepared to take any probabilities given the subtle quantity sport.

    “We’re right here to have fun the birthday of Opposition chief Digambar Kamat. It is a birthday celebration time,” Lobo, who contested the election from house turf Calangute, instructed journalists.

    Kamat celebrated his birthday on March 8. Lobo mentioned Congress had not anything to worry as all of the applicants are in combination. “There is not any fear about poaching,” he added.

    On the other hand, a senior Congress chief spoke in regards to the nervousness within the birthday celebration over conserving the flock towards the backdrop of the 2017 revel in through which intense infighting and the lengthen in staking declare to shape a central authority value the birthday celebration pricey.

    “There are worries. For this reason the applicants are saved underneath one roof. Probably the most applicants might not be allowed even to discuss with the counting centre the next day to come. Their counting brokers will constitute them,” a senior Congress chief mentioned.

    Lobo, alternatively, mentioned that all of the applicants will cross to the counting centre. “Allow them to have fun their victory and go back to stake a declare to shape the federal government,” he mentioned.

    With its power whittled down to simply two MLAs within the 40-member Space from the 17 seats it had received within the 2017 polls and the Goa political area getting crowded with the access of TMC and AAP, the Grand Previous Celebration did some direction correction forward of polls this time.

    Earlier than the polls, hung on February 14, Congress made all its 37 applicants signal affidavits to make sure that they are going to now not defect to different events once you have elected.

    The Congress had taken all its applicants in a unique bus to a temple, a church in addition to a dargah in Goa and made them take the ‘anti-defection’ pledge.

    Senior leaders, together with AICC Goa election in-charge P Chidambaram and Goa table in-charge Dinesh Gundu Rao, had been intently tracking the traits.

    Within the 2017 polls, in spite of successful 17 seats, Congress may just 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 underneath Manohar Parrikar.

  • 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.

  • Over Rs 1000 crore value of money, medication, liquor, freebies seized right through meeting polls in 5 states

    Through PTI

    NEW DELHI: With the Election Fee stepping up vigil, greater than Rs 1,000 crore value of money, medication, liquor and freebies had been seized to this point within the ongoing meeting polls in 5 states, a just about four-fold build up in such seizures over the former spherical of elections in 2017.

    In line with an Election Fee commentary, Punjab crowned the chart with overall seizures amounting to Rs 510.91 crore, adopted through Uttar Pradesh (Rs 307.92 crore), Manipur (Rs 167.83 crore), Uttarakhand (Rs 18.81 crore) and Goa (Rs 12.73 crore).

    The overall seizures within the 5 states had been over Rs 1,018 crore, a just about four-fold build up over the entire seizures of Rs 299.84 crore made right through the 2017 meeting elections in those states.

    Within the 5 states, the entire money seizures amounted to Rs 140.29 crore, whilst greater than 82 lakh litres of liquor valued at Rs 99.84 crore was once additionally confiscated.

    Medicine value Rs 569.52 crore, valuable metals value Rs 115.054 crore and freebies value Rs 93.5 crore had been additionally seized.

    “Excluding above discussed seizure figures, the Fee’s consult with galvanised enforcement government because the businesses seized medication value Rs 109 crore in Punjab and greater than 8 lakh litres of liquor in Uttar Pradesh within the run-up to the elections,” the Fee mentioned in a commentary.

    The Fee mentioned it had bolstered tracking of expenditure within the run-up to the elections within the 5 states thru a multi-pronged technique.

    “The tactic integrated appointment of skilled officials as Expenditure Observers, sensitising and reviewing a bigger ambit of enforcement businesses for extra coordinated and complete tracking, making sure good enough availability of box degree groups within the tracking procedure,” a commentary from the Fee mentioned.

    It mentioned 228 Expenditure Observers had been deployed and Particular Expenditure Observers, who’re officials with impeccable and sensible observe document of area experience, too had been appointed for efficient tracking.

    The seven-phase meeting elections started on February 10 and can conclude on March 7. Votes shall be counted on March 10.

  • Goa polls: In Poriem, it is all in circle of relatives as ex-CM Pratapsingh Rane’s daughter-in-law contests on BJP price ticket

    Through PTI

    PORIEM: It is a seat that veteran Goa flesh presser and six-time leader minister Pratapsingh Rane represented for almost 5 a long time as a Congress MLA.

    Whilst the 83-year-old senior-most flesh presser of Goa isn’t contesting the Meeting elections this time, the BJP has fielded his daughter-in-law Deviya Rane from Poriem.

    The coastal state is going for vote casting on Monday.

    Chatting with PTI, Deviya Rane stated it’s historical that no legislator (in Goa) has received consecutively such a lot of instances from the similar seat.

    “This is a proud second for me that I’m wearing ahead the legacy and expectantly, I can practice his (Pratapsingh Rane’s) footsteps and attempt to do no matter he has executed selflessly and relentlessly for the folks of Sattari and Goa,” she stated.

    On the other hand, Pratapsingh Rane’s retirement was once now not with out controversy.

    He had introduced that he can be contesting the Meeting polls at the Congress’s price ticket.

    However, in December ultimate 12 months, his son Vishwajit Rane, who’s within the BJP and recently the state’s well being minister, had reportedly requested his father to retire gracefully.

    Vishwajit Rane had additionally stated he would contest towards his father from Poriem.

    Pratapsingh Rane had first contested from the seat, previous referred to as Sattari, in 1972.

    Since 1989, the seat has been referred to as Poriem.

    This time, the BJP has fielded Deviya Rane, his daughter-in-law.

    “He felt that he will have to now chill out and take care of his houses and revel in existence, learn and commute. Politics may be very disturbing. This is a 24×7 process and it’s truly taxing,” the BJP candidate stated.

    Her spouse’s father has maintained that he has been a Congressman and can at all times stay so.

    The Ranes are a identified identify in Goan politics.

    Pratapsingh Rane has been a legislator for 11 consecutive phrases, and served as Goa’s leader minister six instances at other periods.

    His son Vishwajit is the state’s well being minister since 2017 and has been an MLA from Valpoi since 2007.

    He converted from the Congress to the BJP in 2017 after expressing sadness over the Congress now not having the ability to shape executive in Goa, regardless of having received extra seats (17) than the BJP (13) within the 40-member Meeting that 12 months.

    The BJP had at the moment tied-up with some regional outfits and independents to return to energy within the state.

    The Congress’s energy has now been lowered to only two seats within the Space.

    Requested whether or not she has her spouse’s father’s toughen, Deviya Rane stated, “I have no idea what’s in his thoughts. I’ve his toughen and everyone’s toughen (on this contest).” 4

    “Persons are with us. They’re with the circle of relatives. They have been with the Congress sooner than,” she stated, including that all over the not too long ago held zilla parishad elections, each the seats in Poriem have been received by way of the BJP.