GFP president Vijai Sardesai said he is tired of prolonged discussions over an opposition alliance and seat-sharing Panaji: Goa Forward Party (GFP) has suspended talks on an opposition alliance for the upcoming assembly elections, saying it will instead focus on strengthening its organisation across all 40 assembly constituencies.The decision was taken at the party’s Political…
Panaji: In an embarrassing situation for state govt govt over its decision to convene a brief assembly sitting, speaker Ganesh Gaonkar on Friday said that the upcoming three-day monsoon session of the Goa legislative assembly is a “short” one.Governor P A Gajapathi Raju has summoned the eighth session of Goa legislative assembly from Aug 31…
Margao: Leader of opposition Yuri Alemao has written to the governor demanding that the monsoon session of the Goa legislative assembly be convened for at least 15 days. Alemao pointed to unresolved issues such as the Karapur-Sarvan matter, damage caused by Section 39-A of the TCP Act, unemployment, law and order, inflation and student concerns…
Margao: A citizens’ panel, ‘Aamcho Manis, Aamcho Maan, Swabhimaan‘, on Wednesday projected senior Congress functionary and former bureaucrat Elvis Gomes as its consensus candidate for the 2027 Cuncolim assembly election, piling pressure on Congress not to renominate sitting MLA and leader of opposition Yuri Alemao from the constituency.The event brought together key aspirants for the…
Margao: A delegation of Congress, led by state party president Girish Chodankar and leader of opposition Yuri Alemao, met governor Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju at Lok Bhavan on Thursday and submitted a memorandum flagging what it called a serious deterioration in the law and order situation in the state.The memorandum urged the governor to call…
AICC secretary and Goa co-in-charge Anjali Nimbalkar was in the state on Saturday Margao: The change of guard at the Goa Pradesh Congress Committee was not a hastily taken decision but was preceded by one-on-one discussions that the Congress high command held with every key stakeholder in the state, AICC secretary and Goa co-in-charge Anjali…
Margao: With the 2027 Goa assembly elections looming, Congress has turned to a tried and tested hand to steady its state unit — bringing back Girish Chodankar as Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president, replacing Amit Patkar, who helmed the organisation since March 2022.The All India Congress Committee, in a communication issued by general secretary…
Margao: Politicians of various hues are coming together in Cuncolim ahead of the 2027 assembly elections with one common agenda — defeating Congress MLA and leader of opposition Yuri Alemao. They said they will work towards fielding a consensus candidate against him.The emerging front is anchored by three Cuncolim natives—former bureaucrat Elvis Gomes, who held…
