P. Chidambaram has set about rejuvenating Congress in Goa. Party members say senior leader's participation on the ground is sending a message about Congress' seriousness in Goa.
Congress emerged as single-largest party in Goa & Manipur in 2017 but failed to form govt as it couldn’t gather numbers. A series of defections followed in both states.
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.
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.
Trinamool will contest all 40 Goa assembly seats alone in next year's election & party leaders and strategist Prashant Kishor's I-PAC are already camping in the state to prepare for it.
As social media debated whether audiences were consuming Pujarini Pradhan as a symbol, The Juggernaut turned her into a story that could circulate globally, with or without her participation.
Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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