Goa Assembly Elections 2012

Assembly elections for the 40 seats in Goa will be held on February 4, the Election Commission has announced today. The results will be announced on March 11. In the 2012 assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in alliance with Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) notched victory trouncing the Congress out of power. This time the rulin...

Attributing BJP's victory in the 2012 Goa Assembly elections to its workers' efforts, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday said he was just the "face of the party" in the state.

BJP leader Manohar Parrikar was sworn in for the third time as the Chief Minister of Goa.

In the wake of humiliating defeat in the assembly election in Goa, the Congress leaders have started the blame game with outgoing public works department minister Churchill Alemao stating that the Chief Minister Digambar Kamat had worked against him.

Senior BJP leader Manohar Parrikar is all set to become the chief minister of Goa for the third time after the BJP-MGP combine today staked its claim to form the government with the support of 26 legislators and the swearing -in will be held on Friday.

Cashing-in on the anti-incumbency factor in a big way, the BJP-MGP combine has come to power in Goa, ousting the Congress and securing 26 out of 40 seats. While the BJP won in 21 assembly constituencies, seven more than last time, the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party raised its tally from two in the last polls to three seats.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will stake its claim to form the next government in Goa and would welcome the support of all independent candidates, state party president Laxmikant Parsenkar said on Tuesday. Parsenkar was speaking to reporters after winning the Mandrem assembly constituency seat by defeating his nearest rival, the Congress's Dayan...

Was it just a great day to be out, or was Goa sending out a message to its political leaders?

The counting will begin at 0800 hours and first results are expected in an hour or two.

A highest ever voter turnout marked the Assembly elections in five states which ended today with Uttar Pradesh and Goa joining Punjab and Uttarakhand in breaking all previous records.

BJP's Goa desk in-charge, Aarti Mehra, said the people coming out in huge numbers meant that they wanted a change.

Voting began this morning in Goa to elect a new 40-member Assembly amidst tight security. Around 42 per cent of the voters turned up till noon on Saturday. The polling started at 7 am.

The Goa assembly elections are to be held on Saturday.

Targetting the BJP for campaigning against the UPA government over its "failure" in bringing back black money stashed abroad, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today asked why the BJP-led NDA government did not act upon it when it was in power.

The Congress on Sunday released its final list of four candidates for March 3 Goa Assembly polls.

Assembly elections for the 40 seats in Goa will be held on February 4, the Election Commission has announced today. The results will be announced on March 11. In the 2012 assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in alliance with Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) notched victory trouncing the Congress out of power. This time the rulin...

Attributing BJP's victory in the 2012 Goa Assembly elections to its workers' efforts, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday said he was just the "face of the party" in the state.

BJP leader Manohar Parrikar was sworn in for the third time as the Chief Minister of Goa.

In the wake of humiliating defeat in the assembly election in Goa, the Congress leaders have started the blame game with outgoing public works department minister Churchill Alemao stating that the Chief Minister Digambar Kamat had worked against him.

Senior BJP leader Manohar Parrikar is all set to become the chief minister of Goa for the third time after the BJP-MGP combine today staked its claim to form the government with the support of 26 legislators and the swearing -in will be held on Friday.

Cashing-in on the anti-incumbency factor in a big way, the BJP-MGP combine has come to power in Goa, ousting the Congress and securing 26 out of 40 seats. While the BJP won in 21 assembly constituencies, seven more than last time, the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party raised its tally from two in the last polls to three seats.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will stake its claim to form the next government in Goa and would welcome the support of all independent candidates, state party president Laxmikant Parsenkar said on Tuesday. Parsenkar was speaking to reporters after winning the Mandrem assembly constituency seat by defeating his nearest rival, the Congress's Dayan...

Was it just a great day to be out, or was Goa sending out a message to its political leaders?

The counting will begin at 0800 hours and first results are expected in an hour or two.

A highest ever voter turnout marked the Assembly elections in five states which ended today with Uttar Pradesh and Goa joining Punjab and Uttarakhand in breaking all previous records.

BJP's Goa desk in-charge, Aarti Mehra, said the people coming out in huge numbers meant that they wanted a change.

Voting began this morning in Goa to elect a new 40-member Assembly amidst tight security. Around 42 per cent of the voters turned up till noon on Saturday. The polling started at 7 am.

The Goa assembly elections are to be held on Saturday.

Targetting the BJP for campaigning against the UPA government over its "failure" in bringing back black money stashed abroad, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today asked why the BJP-led NDA government did not act upon it when it was in power.

The Congress on Sunday released its final list of four candidates for March 3 Goa Assembly polls.