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NDA President Pick Draupadi Murmu Meets BJP Lawmakers In Goa; Seeks Support
Legislators and MPs of the BJP and its supporting parties in Goa on Thursday attended a meeting with the National Democratic Alliance's nominee Droupadi Murmu for the presidential election.
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Goa BJP Lawmaker Carlose Almeida Resigns Ahead Of Assembly Elections
Carlose Almeida, the BJP MLA from Vasco, on Tuesday quit the ruling party and resigned as a member of the Goa Legislative Assembly ahead of state polls.
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"A Person Becomes Mad After He Becomes MLA": Goa Governor Satya Pal Malik
Goa Governor Satya Pal Malik on Monday gave credit to Mahatma Gandhi for introducing morality in politics while stressing that "in today's times a person becomes mad after he is made a lawmaker in the country".
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"Has Goa Taken Steps To Prevent Dams From Crabs?" Asks Congress Lawmaker
Expressing concern about protection of dams in the coastal state of Goa, a Congress legislator Aleixo Reginaldo on Monday wanted to know in the assembly, if the government had taken steps to prevent crabs from destroying dams in Goa.
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Congress Headless Too Long, Says Shashi Tharoor, Warns Of Possible Exodus
Congress lawmaker Shashi Tharoor has sounded a warning for to his party, saying there is growing discontent within and exodus of more leaders, as in Goa, is likely if the leadership issue is not sorted out soon.
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"Goa Will Become Sex Capital Of India," Congress Lawmaker Charges
Goa Congress lawmaker Luizinho Faleiro charged that casinos, drugs and prostitution are turning the coastal state, known for its picturesque beaches, into a "sin city".
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Goa's Hills, Restaurants New Drug Abuse Hubs: Lawmakers
Goa's rolling hill slopes and restaurants are the new narcotics consumption hubs in Goa, Opposition and ruling party MLAs claimed on Tuesday during the ongoing monsoon session of the state Legislative Assembly.
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"Death Of Manohar Parrikar's Legacy": Vijai Sardesai On New Goa Ministers
Outgoing deputy chief minister of Goa Vijai Sardesai on Saturday said the induction of ten lawmakers of the Congress into the Bharatiya Janata Party was the "death of the legacy" of late chief minister Manohar Parrikar - the tallest BJP leader in the coastal state credited for forming the coalition government in 2017 by bringing together regional p...
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"Totally Demoralised", Say BJP Workers As 10 Goa Congress Lawmakers Join
While the BJP has dramatically increased its strength in the 40-member Goa Assembly from 17 to 27 after 10 Congress lawmakers switched sides earlier this week, not all workers of the ruling party are happy about the move and have questioned the leadership. Some of them say they are "demoralised".
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4 New Ministers Join Goa Cabinet, Including 3 Congress Defectors
Three of the 10 Congress lawmakers in Goa who switched to the BJP earlier this week have found a place in the cabinet as Chief Minister Pramod Sawant inducted four new ministers today. Chandrakant Kavlekar, the former leader of opposition, has been sworn in as deputy chief minister.
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Rajasthan May See Karnataka Repeat With Congress Infighting: BJP Lawmaker
Leader of Opposition and BJP MLA Gulabchand Kataria on Friday said that the Rajasthan Assembly may see a repeat of Karnataka and Goa stories, if infighting continues in the Congress.
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"What Is Happening Is Political Prostitution": Goa Congress Lawmaker
Amid reports of Goa Forward Party (GFP) legislators being dropped from the cabinet soon, Goa Forward president and Deputy Chief Minister Vijai Sardesai and two of his party legislators met Congress legislator Aleixo Laurenco Reginaldo in Panaji on Friday.
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3 Former Congress Lawmakers, One From BJP May Join Goa Cabinet: Report
Four Goa legislators, including three Congress rebels who joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) recently, would be inducted in the state cabinet on Saturday, sources told news agency PTI today.
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Goa Congress Rebels "Came To Us For Development": BJP Rejects Allegations
Ten out of 15 Congress lawmakers split from the party and joined the BJP, are in Delhi to meet BJP chief Amit Shah. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, who accompanied the turncoats to the capital, said the lawmakers were not pressured to join the BJP.
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Sonia, Rahul Gandhi Join Protests After Karnataka, Goa Congress Meltdown
Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi today joined a Congress protest at parliament a day after the party lost most of its lawmakers to the ruling BJP in Goa and came closer than ever to losing power in Karnataka following several resignations.
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NDA President Pick Draupadi Murmu Meets BJP Lawmakers In Goa; Seeks Support
Legislators and MPs of the BJP and its supporting parties in Goa on Thursday attended a meeting with the National Democratic Alliance's nominee Droupadi Murmu for the presidential election.
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Goa BJP Lawmaker Carlose Almeida Resigns Ahead Of Assembly Elections
Carlose Almeida, the BJP MLA from Vasco, on Tuesday quit the ruling party and resigned as a member of the Goa Legislative Assembly ahead of state polls.
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"A Person Becomes Mad After He Becomes MLA": Goa Governor Satya Pal Malik
Goa Governor Satya Pal Malik on Monday gave credit to Mahatma Gandhi for introducing morality in politics while stressing that "in today's times a person becomes mad after he is made a lawmaker in the country".
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"Has Goa Taken Steps To Prevent Dams From Crabs?" Asks Congress Lawmaker
Expressing concern about protection of dams in the coastal state of Goa, a Congress legislator Aleixo Reginaldo on Monday wanted to know in the assembly, if the government had taken steps to prevent crabs from destroying dams in Goa.
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Congress Headless Too Long, Says Shashi Tharoor, Warns Of Possible Exodus
Congress lawmaker Shashi Tharoor has sounded a warning for to his party, saying there is growing discontent within and exodus of more leaders, as in Goa, is likely if the leadership issue is not sorted out soon.
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"Goa Will Become Sex Capital Of India," Congress Lawmaker Charges
Goa Congress lawmaker Luizinho Faleiro charged that casinos, drugs and prostitution are turning the coastal state, known for its picturesque beaches, into a "sin city".
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Goa's Hills, Restaurants New Drug Abuse Hubs: Lawmakers
Goa's rolling hill slopes and restaurants are the new narcotics consumption hubs in Goa, Opposition and ruling party MLAs claimed on Tuesday during the ongoing monsoon session of the state Legislative Assembly.
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"Death Of Manohar Parrikar's Legacy": Vijai Sardesai On New Goa Ministers
Outgoing deputy chief minister of Goa Vijai Sardesai on Saturday said the induction of ten lawmakers of the Congress into the Bharatiya Janata Party was the "death of the legacy" of late chief minister Manohar Parrikar - the tallest BJP leader in the coastal state credited for forming the coalition government in 2017 by bringing together regional p...
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"Totally Demoralised", Say BJP Workers As 10 Goa Congress Lawmakers Join
While the BJP has dramatically increased its strength in the 40-member Goa Assembly from 17 to 27 after 10 Congress lawmakers switched sides earlier this week, not all workers of the ruling party are happy about the move and have questioned the leadership. Some of them say they are "demoralised".
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4 New Ministers Join Goa Cabinet, Including 3 Congress Defectors
Three of the 10 Congress lawmakers in Goa who switched to the BJP earlier this week have found a place in the cabinet as Chief Minister Pramod Sawant inducted four new ministers today. Chandrakant Kavlekar, the former leader of opposition, has been sworn in as deputy chief minister.
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Rajasthan May See Karnataka Repeat With Congress Infighting: BJP Lawmaker
Leader of Opposition and BJP MLA Gulabchand Kataria on Friday said that the Rajasthan Assembly may see a repeat of Karnataka and Goa stories, if infighting continues in the Congress.
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"What Is Happening Is Political Prostitution": Goa Congress Lawmaker
Amid reports of Goa Forward Party (GFP) legislators being dropped from the cabinet soon, Goa Forward president and Deputy Chief Minister Vijai Sardesai and two of his party legislators met Congress legislator Aleixo Laurenco Reginaldo in Panaji on Friday.
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3 Former Congress Lawmakers, One From BJP May Join Goa Cabinet: Report
Four Goa legislators, including three Congress rebels who joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) recently, would be inducted in the state cabinet on Saturday, sources told news agency PTI today.
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Goa Congress Rebels "Came To Us For Development": BJP Rejects Allegations
Ten out of 15 Congress lawmakers split from the party and joined the BJP, are in Delhi to meet BJP chief Amit Shah. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, who accompanied the turncoats to the capital, said the lawmakers were not pressured to join the BJP.
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Sonia, Rahul Gandhi Join Protests After Karnataka, Goa Congress Meltdown
Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi today joined a Congress protest at parliament a day after the party lost most of its lawmakers to the ruling BJP in Goa and came closer than ever to losing power in Karnataka following several resignations.
