Former Goa chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar contested the election as an independent after the BJP denied him ticket and fielded sitting MLA Dayanand Sopte instead from Mandrem.
Given that the political stakes are very high and considering the quicksand of Goa politics, the party may not allow some candidates even to visit the counting centre on Thursday, a senior Congress leader said on Wednesday.
Both the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress expressed confidence about getting a clear majority in the 40-member assembly, for which polls were held on February 14 and votes will be counted on March 10.
The Chief Election Commissioner, Sushil Chandra also stated that in the recent election held in Goa 80.96 per cent were women voters against 78.19 per cent of men voters whereas in Manipur, 90 per cent women electors cast their votes as against 88 per cent men voters.
Exit Poll 2022: Ahead of the counting day on March 10, India TV brings you Exit Polls of 5 states to gauge the mood of people in -- Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa, and Manipur -- where polling was held from February 10 to March 7.
Goa on Wednesday recorded 16 new cases of COVID-19 and three casualties due to the infection.
"As COVID cases are reducing day by day in the state, it has been decided by the competent authority to re-open all the educational institutions from std. I to std. XII from Feb 21," the official order said.
Shama Sikander and James Milliron got engaged in 2015. The couple is going to tie the knot in a white wedding and since most of their guests are flying from abroad, it’s going to be an 'India meets America; theme event.
After results are announced on March 10, by March 11 all from Congress will join BJP. So I appeal to the people of Goa who want to see the BJP lose, don't vote for Congress. Their vote will go wasted, it will go to the BJP. Give all your votes to AAP, says AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal.
The election commission relaxed restrictions it has imposed on the poll-bound states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab.
Mouni Roy stunned in a red and white saree and wore heavy gold jewellery as she married Suraj Nambiar in Goa in the presence of family and close friends. Suraj wore a golden-coloured kurta and a white dhoti for the rituals.
Tourism Day 2022: As tourists in India have started flocking to cooler destinations, the resort town of Manali continues to remain a favourite, offering gorgeous mountain views, trekking trails, and relaxing retreats.
Amid reports that Mouni Roy and her businessman boyfriend Suraj Nambiar are all set to tie the knot at a Goa beach, we take a look at other celebrity couples who chose the city as the destination for their big day.
Goa Congress has released the list of 9 candidates for the upcoming assembly elections. Polls in the state will be held on February 14.
IMD Goa tweeted a barometer graph that showed a clear spike along the curve that regularly showed the regular diurnal recordings in wave form. The violent volcanic eruption on January 14 continued for over 12 hours and it again erupted for eight minutes the following day sending massive plumes of ash into the sky.
The accused Rodrigues has been arrested and is presently in police custody.
Reacting to the two resignations, the BJP in an official statement, that those who had quit the party ahead of elections had done so with "vested interests" in mind, and added that they should not use late Manohar Parrikar's name to gain sympathy for their actions.
In a major security lapse, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday was stuck on a flyover in Punjab for nearly 20 minutes. The incident occurred after his convoy was blocked by a group of protesters, mostly farmers.
The assembly elections are due to be held in five states including Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur.
As many as 66 of the over 2,000 people on board the Cordelia cruise ship, which came to Goa from Mumbai, had tested positive for COVID-19, state Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said on Monday.
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