BJP seems all set for the upcoming elections in Goa. Goa CM Pramod Sawant talked exclusively with India TV, where he said that Goa achieved a development of 50 years in just 5 years. Moreover, he also claimed that BJP will storm to power again in the upcoming polls with 22+ seats.
Former Goa CM Manohar Parrikar's son Utpal Parrikar wanted to contest polls from Panaji, the seat represented by his father in the Legislative Assembly. The BJP, however, preferred Atanasio Babush Monserrate, a Congress alum, over Utpal from Panaji. Monserrate is a sitting MLA and a former Congress leader.
Goa Assembly Polls 2022: Utpal Parrikar said that he will not return to the BJP even if he wins elections from Panaji. He is contesting polls as an independent candidate from Panaji.
"I want to tell you a serious thing. A very serious issue. If the central government or the BJP speaks about a double engine government, it means they want to run a dictatorship in Goa," Yashwant Sinha said.
At the time of his resignation from BJP, Parsekar was the head of the ruling party's manifesto committee for the February 14 Assembly polls.
The Election Commission has already announced the dates and all the political parties have started flexing their muscles in the poll-bound states -- Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab.
Assembly elections in Goa will take place in a single phase and polling will take place on February 14.
Parrikar was denied ticket by the BJP from Panaji, a constituency which his father and party veteran had represented for more than two decades.
In the five year tenure of the current Assembly (2017-2022), as many as 24 MLAs have changed their parties, which is 60 per cent of the total strength of the House.
Asked whether he would seek support of other political parties, he said the only platform for him was the BJP.
Sanjay Raut said that Shiv Sena had presented a proposal to the Congress to form a pre-poll alliance along with the NCP and the Goa Forward Party (GFP) but the grand old party did not respond to the plan.
Congress general secretary Mukul Wasnik on Thursday announced the list for Panaji, Shiroda, Vasco, Benaulim and Curchorem.
Goa Polls 2022: Although the BJP has said that options for Utpal Parrikar are being discussed, he has expressed desire to contest from the Panaji seat.
Devendra slammed the Congress party, saying, "Congress has been a corrupt government and their interests in government has only been for corrupt 'raajneeti'."
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant will contest from Sanquelim. The party has denied ticket to late CM and Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar's son Utpal Parrikar.
With the entry of the AAP and TMC in the poll arena, the election is expected to be a multi-cornered one this time.
The Election Commission has already announced the dates and all the political parties have started flexing their muscles in the poll-bound states -- Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab.
The induction took place in the presence of AITC leader and Goa co-in-charge Sourav Chakraborty and Goa TMC leaders Sandeep Vazarkar, Michael Carrasco and Nitesh Pandit.
Sanjay Raut said that NCP and Shiv Sena tried to form an MVA like alliance in Goa but did not get positive response from Congress.
Amit Palekar belongs to Bhandari community in Goa, which constitutes about 3.5 lakh voters i.e more than 30 percent out of the total 11 lakh voters of Goa.
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