Both parties will contest 10 seats each. They have nominal presence in Goa & tried to get MVA ally Congress — single-largest party in Goa in 2017 — to join alliance, but failed.
Announcing the chief ministerial candidate, Arvind Kejriwal said 46-year-old Palekar, who had recently joined AAP, is ready to 'even give his life for Goa'.
Veteran Congress leader Pratapsingh Rane has held Goa’s Poriem constituency for 11 consecutive terms. He has been sworn in as chief minister six times.
Statement by TMC Goa in-charge, Mahua Moitra, and another by Goa Forward Party chief Vijai Sardesai gives rise to speculation of ‘grand Oppn alliance’ for Goa polls.
Over the past five years, Congress has especially been stung by defections in Goa. In 2017, it emerged as single largest party with 17 MLAs in 40-member house. Now it's down to 2.
Lobo, ports minister in Goa’s BJP govt and a powerful leader from North Goa's Bardez region, alleged the party had become commercialised and was ignoring old workers.
11-time Poriem MLA Pratapsingh Rane got Congress ticket a day after son Vishwajit told reporters the 83-year-old should 'gracefully retire' or it would 'get messy'.
BJP strategists think a many-sided contest in the upcoming assembly polls could help it retain power in Goa. But it has its own problems with alliances, and many ticket hopefuls.
In Goa for a day, Rahul Gandhi opted to connect more with locals — meeting fishermen, riding pillion on a bike taxi & eating at a roadside joint — striving to step into the realm of a common Goan.
In a country where unemployment is at a historic high, the national anxiety isn’t about jobs — it’s about reach. Aspirations have shifted from employment to engagement, from careers to content.
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