Goa Floor Test

The Supreme Court is expected to rule soon on Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's plea against an order by the governor to prove his majority tomorrow. Shiv Sena rebels, who have ignored Mr Thackeray's appeals to return, have left Guwahati.

A day before the Supreme Court rules on a floor test for Maharashtra government led by Devendra Fadnavis whose swearing-in has been challenged by Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress combine, the three parties paraded 162 MLAs in a show of strength in Mumbai.

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has won a floor test after his 2 am-oath ceremony on Monday night following tough negotiations to keep the BJP-led coalition running after the death of Manohar Parrikar. 20 lawmakers voted in favour of Mr Sawant, whereas 15 voted against him.

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 government led by Pramod Sawant in Goa - which took oath at a post-midnight ceremony today -- will face floor test in the assembly tomorrow. It has to prove majority in the face of Congress claims that it does not have the numbers necessary to rule.

Congress legislators in Goa Tuesday met Governor Mridula Sinha and demanded floor test by the BJP-led government to prove its majority in the Assembly.

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar is clearly thrilled to be back in his home state. After sailing through a trust vote in the Goa assembly on Thursday afternoon Mr Parrikar told NDTV that while he had no complaints being the country's defence minister, it was "quite problematic health-wise to stay in Delhi."

Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today won a trust vote in the Goa assembly, with 22 legislators voting for him. The Chief Minister needed 21 votes to prove that he has a majority in the 40-member Goa assembly. Only 16 of the Congress' 17 legislators voted, with senior leader Viswajeet Rane absent from the House a...

Manohar Parrikar, who resigned over the weekend as Defence Minister, won his trust vote today to remain Goa's new Chief Minister.

The fourth day of the month-long second leg of the budget session of parliament is expected to be a busy one. The Opposition is likely to protest over the floor test in Goa where Manohar Parrikar has been asked to prove his majority at 11.30 am today.

It was a night of long knives in Goa's Game of Thrones. As new Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar prepped for a floor test, the Congress has been on the hunt to pull the carpet from under their feet. "If you are seeing me smiling, that shows confidence. We will defeat the motion," said Digvijaya Singh, the Congress' in-charge for the state, to NDT...

Manohar Parrikar was sworn in this evening as Chief Minister of Goa, a post he has already held three times. His swearing-in today was allowed by the Supreme Court, which asked him to take a floor test within 48 hours; usually, 15 days are allowed. The decision for an urgent vote is based on the Congress claiming in court that it was deprived, desp...

The Supreme Court is expected to rule soon on Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's plea against an order by the governor to prove his majority tomorrow. Shiv Sena rebels, who have ignored Mr Thackeray's appeals to return, have left Guwahati.

A day before the Supreme Court rules on a floor test for Maharashtra government led by Devendra Fadnavis whose swearing-in has been challenged by Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress combine, the three parties paraded 162 MLAs in a show of strength in Mumbai.

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has won a floor test after his 2 am-oath ceremony on Monday night following tough negotiations to keep the BJP-led coalition running after the death of Manohar Parrikar. 20 lawmakers voted in favour of Mr Sawant, whereas 15 voted against him.

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 government led by Pramod Sawant in Goa - which took oath at a post-midnight ceremony today -- will face floor test in the assembly tomorrow. It has to prove majority in the face of Congress claims that it does not have the numbers necessary to rule.

Congress legislators in Goa Tuesday met Governor Mridula Sinha and demanded floor test by the BJP-led government to prove its majority in the Assembly.

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar is clearly thrilled to be back in his home state. After sailing through a trust vote in the Goa assembly on Thursday afternoon Mr Parrikar told NDTV that while he had no complaints being the country's defence minister, it was "quite problematic health-wise to stay in Delhi."

Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today won a trust vote in the Goa assembly, with 22 legislators voting for him. The Chief Minister needed 21 votes to prove that he has a majority in the 40-member Goa assembly. Only 16 of the Congress' 17 legislators voted, with senior leader Viswajeet Rane absent from the House a...

Manohar Parrikar, who resigned over the weekend as Defence Minister, won his trust vote today to remain Goa's new Chief Minister.

The fourth day of the month-long second leg of the budget session of parliament is expected to be a busy one. The Opposition is likely to protest over the floor test in Goa where Manohar Parrikar has been asked to prove his majority at 11.30 am today.

It was a night of long knives in Goa's Game of Thrones. As new Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar prepped for a floor test, the Congress has been on the hunt to pull the carpet from under their feet. "If you are seeing me smiling, that shows confidence. We will defeat the motion," said Digvijaya Singh, the Congress' in-charge for the state, to NDT...

Manohar Parrikar was sworn in this evening as Chief Minister of Goa, a post he has already held three times. His swearing-in today was allowed by the Supreme Court, which asked him to take a floor test within 48 hours; usually, 15 days are allowed. The decision for an urgent vote is based on the Congress claiming in court that it was deprived, desp...