Denied ticket by BJP, ex-Goa CM Laxmikant Parsekar to quit partyLaxmikant Parsekar currently heads the BJP's manifesto committee for the upcoming Goa elections and is also a member of the party's core co...
22 Jan, 2022, 07.16 PM IST
Manohar Parrikar, four-time Goa chief minister no moreManohar Parrikar was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year. His health deteriorated in the past two days.
18 Mar, 2019, 11.45 AM IST
With Parrikar's passing away, search for new Goa CM set to beginParrikar, who was defence minister, was sworn in as Goa chief minister 2017 after he won from Panaji in the same year.
17 Mar, 2019, 11.08 PM IST
Goa House may be suspended till bypolls are over: BJP ally MGP"Crisis has not begun yet. The crisis in the government will happen after Manohar Parrikar," the MGP chief told reporters without elaborati...
17 Mar, 2019, 06.06 PM IST
Congress will form govt in Goa after state bypolls, claims state party chief Girish ChodankarHe said his party was in touch with five MLAs from the Manohar Parrikar-led coalition, whose support the Congress will take to form governm...
26 Jan, 2019, 04.23 PM IST
Former Goa CM Laxmikant Parsekar hints at defying BJP if not given bypoll ticketMandrem and Shiroda bypolls were necessitated after Dayanand Sopte and Subhash Shirodkar resigned from the Goa Assembly and joined the ruli...
21 Jan, 2019, 01.17 PM IST
Shameful that severely-ill Manohar Parrikar continues to be CM: Former Goa RSS chiefFormer Goa RSS chief Subhash Velingkar has said it was shameful that Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar continued to be in power despite being...
10 Jan, 2019, 04.38 PM IST
Goa result highlights: Congress tops the chart, but BJP too in race to form governmentWhile the Congress won more seats, its vote share at 28.4% was less than BJP’s 32.5%. The Aam Aadmi Party floundered on its much-hyped debu...
12 Mar, 2017, 01.42 AM IST
Goa election results 2017: Congress finishes with 17 seats, BJP bags 13The main fight for the 40-member assembly, which went to polls on February 4 and recorded an impressive turnout of 83 per cent, is between ...
11 Mar, 2017, 07.55 PM IST
Goa poll results: Most ministers defeatedParsekar lost to Congress candidate Dayanand Sopte in Mandrem by over 7000 votes.
11 Mar, 2017, 04.52 PM IST
Goa heads for hung Assembly; close fight between Congress, BJPThe NCP, the Goa Forward and the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party won one seat each. Officials said vote count was on in 23 of the 40 constit...
11 Mar, 2017, 04.00 PM IST
Goa Election Results: CM Laxmikant Parsekar loses; close contest between Congress, BJPOf the 15 results declared so far, BJP bagged 6, Congress 4, Goa Forward 2, MGP, independent and NCP one each.
11 Mar, 2017, 12.48 PM IST
BJP is dominating Assembly poll results: Update at 10 amEarly trends point to a huge saffron surge in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Manipur, while Congress looks comfortable in Punjab.
11 Mar, 2017, 10.43 AM IST
Who will win Goa, will Manohar Parrikar return as CM?The main fight for the 40-member assembly, which went to polls on February 4 and recorded an impressive turnout of 83 per cent, is between ...
10 Mar, 2017, 04.22 PM IST
250 candidates in fray for 40 seats in Goa pollsThere are no straight fights in any of the constituencies. The Calangute seat is expected to witness a three-corner contest among BJP, Cong...
22 Jan, 2017, 01.25 PM IST
Meet Laxmikant Parsekar: A 'rebel' who made it big in Goa with BJPParsekar's unflinching loyalty to BJP and strong RSS links saw him quell a challenge from Deputy CM Francis D'Souza and leapfrog to the CM'...
08 Nov, 2014, 05.05 PM IST
Goa elections 2012: Congress's decision on four candidates still on holdThe Congress is yet to announce its four candidates even as the party is facing trouble from Trinamool Congress which is absorbing the rebe...
11 Feb, 2012, 03.42 PM IST