Goa Voting

Among the 10 states and two Union Territories that went to polls, only three - Chhattisgarh, Goa, and Karnataka - recorded an increase in turnout compared to 2019.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday urged the people of Goa to vote for INDIA bloc candidates in the Lok Sabha elections "to protect democracy, diversity, stop corruption and 'washing machine politics'".

The Goa government faced criticism from the opposition and local trade bodies over its decision to declare a "paid holiday" in the state on May 10 in view of the Karnataka assembly elections.

The BJP government in Goa has declared May 10 as a paid holiday, which will also cover private establishments and industrial workers, in view of voting for the Assembly polls scheduled in neighbouring Karnataka.

The BJP government in Goa has declared May 10 as paid holiday, which will also cover private establishments and industrial workers, in view of voting for Assembly polls scheduled in neighbouring Karnataka on that day.

Polls to Sankhalim and Ponda municipal councils in Goa will be held on Friday, while counting of votes will take place on Sunday, an official said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the first phase of the Mopa greenfield international airport in Goa even as he targeted previous governments for adopting a "vote bank approach" instead of creating public amenities.

"When you vote for Congress, you elect a future BJP MLA," says AAP MP Raghav Chadha in a tweet

Even as the counting of votes for the Goa panchayat elections is underway on Friday, the results declared till afternoon indicated a mixed bag.

The counting of the votes for the panchayat elections in Goa held during the week began this morning, which will decide the fate of more than 5,000 candidates. The counting began at 8 am at 21 centres across 12 talukas of the state.

Eknath Shinde's Sena of rebels returned to Mumbai from Goa, ahead of two-day assembly session for Speaker's election and trust vote

The Shiv Sena rebels led by Eknath Shinde left hotel in the morning, too, but returned after a visit to the famous Kamakhya temple.

"Split in votes among various parties ended up in our numbers being less than what we had hoped for ... BJP won by a little over 33 per cent of votes, remaining votes got divided", Congress leader P Chidambaram said.

Amid ongoing counting of votes, BJP leader and Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Thursday said that he cannot predict whether Pramod Sawant will become the next Chief Minister of the coastal state and called it a "sensitive question".

Vishwajit Rane, BJP leader and minister in the incumbent government in Goa, was seen crying in joy as he left a polling station in Valpoi segment, where is leading with a margin of over 7,000 votes in early trends.

Among the 10 states and two Union Territories that went to polls, only three - Chhattisgarh, Goa, and Karnataka - recorded an increase in turnout compared to 2019.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday urged the people of Goa to vote for INDIA bloc candidates in the Lok Sabha elections "to protect democracy, diversity, stop corruption and 'washing machine politics'".

The Goa government faced criticism from the opposition and local trade bodies over its decision to declare a "paid holiday" in the state on May 10 in view of the Karnataka assembly elections.

The BJP government in Goa has declared May 10 as a paid holiday, which will also cover private establishments and industrial workers, in view of voting for the Assembly polls scheduled in neighbouring Karnataka.

The BJP government in Goa has declared May 10 as paid holiday, which will also cover private establishments and industrial workers, in view of voting for Assembly polls scheduled in neighbouring Karnataka on that day.

Polls to Sankhalim and Ponda municipal councils in Goa will be held on Friday, while counting of votes will take place on Sunday, an official said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the first phase of the Mopa greenfield international airport in Goa even as he targeted previous governments for adopting a "vote bank approach" instead of creating public amenities.

"When you vote for Congress, you elect a future BJP MLA," says AAP MP Raghav Chadha in a tweet

Even as the counting of votes for the Goa panchayat elections is underway on Friday, the results declared till afternoon indicated a mixed bag.

The counting of the votes for the panchayat elections in Goa held during the week began this morning, which will decide the fate of more than 5,000 candidates. The counting began at 8 am at 21 centres across 12 talukas of the state.

Eknath Shinde's Sena of rebels returned to Mumbai from Goa, ahead of two-day assembly session for Speaker's election and trust vote

The Shiv Sena rebels led by Eknath Shinde left hotel in the morning, too, but returned after a visit to the famous Kamakhya temple.

"Split in votes among various parties ended up in our numbers being less than what we had hoped for ... BJP won by a little over 33 per cent of votes, remaining votes got divided", Congress leader P Chidambaram said.

Amid ongoing counting of votes, BJP leader and Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Thursday said that he cannot predict whether Pramod Sawant will become the next Chief Minister of the coastal state and called it a "sensitive question".

Vishwajit Rane, BJP leader and minister in the incumbent government in Goa, was seen crying in joy as he left a polling station in Valpoi segment, where is leading with a margin of over 7,000 votes in early trends.