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TopicGoa Assembly election

Topic: Goa Assembly election

Shiv Sena & NCP take partnership outside Maharashtra, will fight Goa elections together

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.

AAP names lawyer-turned-politician Amit Palekar as CM face for upcoming Goa polls

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'.

Why BJP govt’s ‘lifetime cabinet’ rank for Congressman Pratapsingh Rane has Congress furious

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.

TMC sends Oppn unity feelers ‘to prevent backdoor BJP govt’ in Goa, Congress keeps cards close

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.

‘Not right to shift parties for power’ — why Congress wants to end ‘virus of defection’ in Goa

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. 

BJP is a shop, has forgotten ethics of Parrikar era — Goa minister lashes out at own party

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.

Son vs father in Goa’s Poriem? Minister Vishwajit wants BJP ticket as ex-CM Rane gets Congress’

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 confident TMC & AAP will split votes in Goa, but its own alliance plans are up in the air

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.

With free pilgrimages, power and a Bhandari CM, AAP claims it is setting agenda in Goa

Making a string of pledges ahead of the assembly polls, AAP is aiming to portray itself as the only real alternative to the BJP in Goa.

Rahul Gandhi’s campaign pitch for Goa polls: ‘Treat me like family, talk to me’

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.

On Camera

Tariffs, chips, and China — how Trump’s trade playbook affects India

Trump’s OBBB is framed to augment domestic semiconductor production and enhance trade protection, even at the expense of certain social programs such as Medicaid, food stamps, and student loans, as well as a projected ballooning federal deficit from US$2.8 to 3.3 trillion

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Indian firm joins hands with US manufacturer to locally develop all-terrain vehicles for armed forces

Under joint venture, JSW Sarbloh Motors will indigenise and manufacture TX range ATVs in Chandigarh. The first India-assembled unit is expected by early 2026.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?