Goa Deputy Speaker

BJP MLA Joshua De Souza was today elected as the Deputy Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly.

Election for the post of Deputy Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly will be held today, and the fight is between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Joshua De Souza and the Congress's woman MLA Delialah Lobo.

Goa Deputy Speaker and BJP MLA Isidore Fernandes on Monday denied allegations levelled by a city lawyer that he was a Portuguese national, claiming he was "not a fool" to contest an election in India while holding Portuguese citizenship.

Deputy Speaker of Goa Assembly Michael Lobo on Saturday resigned from the post, paving the way for his induction into the Pramod Sawant-led cabinet.

BJP national President Amit Shah and working President JP Nadda were impressed by how the Goa Congress MLAs merged into the BJP "so easily", "so smoothly", while a similar process was still dragging on in Karnataka, Goa assembly Deputy Speaker and BJP MLA Michael Lobo said on Friday.

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today dropped his deputy Sudin Dhavalikar, hours after two lawmakers of ally MGP merged the party with the ruling BJP in another late-night political twist in the tiny seaside state. Mr Dhavalikar, the third lawmaker of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP), had stayed away from the 2 am defection that was sancti...

The new BJP-led government in Goa will face the floor test in the state Assembly today to prove its majority just a day after Speaker Pramod Sawant was sworn in as chief minister with an unprecedented two deputies past midnight capping a frenetic day of political wrangling.

The BJP's Pramod Sawant, 45, was sworn in as Goa Chief Minister at 2 am on Monday night as the nation mourned his predecessor Manohar Parrikar. The swift chain of events that ended with a hasty, post-midnight ceremony, started soon after Manohar Parrikar died on Sunday evening. The tough negotiations with BJP allies, which continued overnight, were...

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar will continue in office as long as he is alive, but on account of pancreatic cancer his health condition keeps fluctuating, Deputy Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly Michael Lobo said today

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who is admitted at AIIMS in New Delhi, is "very unwell" and is "living" with God's blessings, Deputy Speaker of the state Assembly Michael Lobo said today.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi's simplicity, humbleness should be admired by all Goans and people across the country, Deputy Speaker and BJP MLA Michael Lob said today.

Deputy Speaker, Goa Legislative Assembly and BJP Member of Legislative Assembly or MLA Michael Lobo on Thursday said if he is given the opportunity to become the chief minister, he would take all stakeholders into confidence before taking decisions which impact state economy, unlike incumbent Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar.

People in Goa have stopped eating their regular meals and have switched from fish to burgers -- due to an ongoing formalin scare, State Assembly's Deputy Speaker and BJP lawmaker Michael Lobo said today, adding that there should not be a blanket ban on the import of fish in the state. "There can be stringent checks at the border on fish stocks bein...

Goa BJP chief Vijay Tendulkar said on Wednesday that the party's core committee would decide on action against Deputy Speaker Michael Lobo for his outburst against the state administration.

Goa BJP Lawmaker Michael Lobo has criticised his own party's government, saying people are "very disturbed" with the lack of job opportunities for the youth of the state. In a letter to Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, the deputy speaker of the assembly claimed frustrated job seekers are migrating to other parts of the country.

BJP MLA Joshua De Souza was today elected as the Deputy Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly.

Election for the post of Deputy Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly will be held today, and the fight is between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Joshua De Souza and the Congress's woman MLA Delialah Lobo.

Goa Deputy Speaker and BJP MLA Isidore Fernandes on Monday denied allegations levelled by a city lawyer that he was a Portuguese national, claiming he was "not a fool" to contest an election in India while holding Portuguese citizenship.

Deputy Speaker of Goa Assembly Michael Lobo on Saturday resigned from the post, paving the way for his induction into the Pramod Sawant-led cabinet.

BJP national President Amit Shah and working President JP Nadda were impressed by how the Goa Congress MLAs merged into the BJP "so easily", "so smoothly", while a similar process was still dragging on in Karnataka, Goa assembly Deputy Speaker and BJP MLA Michael Lobo said on Friday.

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today dropped his deputy Sudin Dhavalikar, hours after two lawmakers of ally MGP merged the party with the ruling BJP in another late-night political twist in the tiny seaside state. Mr Dhavalikar, the third lawmaker of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP), had stayed away from the 2 am defection that was sancti...

The new BJP-led government in Goa will face the floor test in the state Assembly today to prove its majority just a day after Speaker Pramod Sawant was sworn in as chief minister with an unprecedented two deputies past midnight capping a frenetic day of political wrangling.

The BJP's Pramod Sawant, 45, was sworn in as Goa Chief Minister at 2 am on Monday night as the nation mourned his predecessor Manohar Parrikar. The swift chain of events that ended with a hasty, post-midnight ceremony, started soon after Manohar Parrikar died on Sunday evening. The tough negotiations with BJP allies, which continued overnight, were...

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar will continue in office as long as he is alive, but on account of pancreatic cancer his health condition keeps fluctuating, Deputy Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly Michael Lobo said today

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who is admitted at AIIMS in New Delhi, is "very unwell" and is "living" with God's blessings, Deputy Speaker of the state Assembly Michael Lobo said today.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi's simplicity, humbleness should be admired by all Goans and people across the country, Deputy Speaker and BJP MLA Michael Lob said today.

Deputy Speaker, Goa Legislative Assembly and BJP Member of Legislative Assembly or MLA Michael Lobo on Thursday said if he is given the opportunity to become the chief minister, he would take all stakeholders into confidence before taking decisions which impact state economy, unlike incumbent Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar.

People in Goa have stopped eating their regular meals and have switched from fish to burgers -- due to an ongoing formalin scare, State Assembly's Deputy Speaker and BJP lawmaker Michael Lobo said today, adding that there should not be a blanket ban on the import of fish in the state. "There can be stringent checks at the border on fish stocks bein...

Goa BJP chief Vijay Tendulkar said on Wednesday that the party's core committee would decide on action against Deputy Speaker Michael Lobo for his outburst against the state administration.

Goa BJP Lawmaker Michael Lobo has criticised his own party's government, saying people are "very disturbed" with the lack of job opportunities for the youth of the state. In a letter to Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, the deputy speaker of the assembly claimed frustrated job seekers are migrating to other parts of the country.