Vijai Sardesai of Goa Forward Party confirms meeting Brij Bhushan, but maintains he went ahead in 2017 after BJP promised to make Parrikar the CM. Sardesai is head of Goa wrestling body.
Sawant took the reins in 2019 amid much doubt over his abilities and comparisons to Manohar Parrikar, but led BJP to victory in polls and was elected leader of legislature party Monday.
The party has incumbent CMs in Manipur and Goa — N. Biren Singh and Pramod Sawant, respectively — and plausible alternatives from second-rung leadership.
Leaders who've left BJP include a sitting minister, deputy speaker of assembly, Manohar Parrikar's son and wife of one of the 2 deputy CMs. Ex-CM Parsekar considers quitting too.
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'.
Goa urban development and social welfare minister Milind Naik's resignation comes weeks before assembly elections in the state. He is a three-term MLA from Mormugao.
Since 1979, Iran has used the Palestinian issue as a façade for its regional agenda to oppose American diplomacy, the Western world, and the existence of Israel.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.
Congress is silently acknowledging it over-read verdict of last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand.
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