Panaji, Goa: As Goa gets busy for the Ganesh Chaturthi festival tomorrow, marking the commencement of the 10-day celebration, political parties have decided to put election campaigns on hold.
During the festivities, political parties are likely to woo the voters in the state where polls are due next year but formal election campaigning will take a backseat till September 15.
"The formal campaigning has stopped. But the MLAs and the party leaders on their own would be visiting families. They have always been busy meeting people when there are occasions," BJP Goa General Secretary Sadanand Tanawade said.
"I have not distributed them because of elections. I have been always distributing it every year since last eight years," Mr Cabral said.
The markets in the state, with 70 per cent Hindu population, are also abuzz with people rushing for the last minute purchases required for the festival.
"All the buses leaving from Mumbai, Bengaluru and Pune are running full. It becomes difficult to even get a ticket in the buses which have increased their fares. Though the fares are high, there is no dearth of the takers," P V Unnikrishan, a Chennai-based scientist who arrived in Goa to join his family for Ganesh Chaturthi festivities, told PTI.
Rush is also seen at the state's Dabolim airport.
After two days of celebrations, the organisers of Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav will hold various entertainment programmes.
"For two days I will be with the family celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi. After that I have a tight schedule, all the six dramas are booked across the state ... we will be performing 40 shows," he said.
During the festivities, political parties are likely to woo the voters in the state where polls are due next year but formal election campaigning will take a backseat till September 15.
"The formal campaigning has stopped. But the MLAs and the party leaders on their own would be visiting families. They have always been busy meeting people when there are occasions," BJP Goa General Secretary Sadanand Tanawade said.
"I have not distributed them because of elections. I have been always distributing it every year since last eight years," Mr Cabral said.
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The markets in the state, with 70 per cent Hindu population, are also abuzz with people rushing for the last minute purchases required for the festival.
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"All the buses leaving from Mumbai, Bengaluru and Pune are running full. It becomes difficult to even get a ticket in the buses which have increased their fares. Though the fares are high, there is no dearth of the takers," P V Unnikrishan, a Chennai-based scientist who arrived in Goa to join his family for Ganesh Chaturthi festivities, told PTI.
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Rush is also seen at the state's Dabolim airport.
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After two days of celebrations, the organisers of Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav will hold various entertainment programmes.
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"For two days I will be with the family celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi. After that I have a tight schedule, all the six dramas are booked across the state ... we will be performing 40 shows," he said.
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