Chandrakant Kavlekar

Goa CM Pramod Sawant and 10 ex-Congress MLAs who switched to BJP, set to meet Amit Shah in Delhi

Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant along with 10 Congress MLAs, who have switched to the saffron party, will on Thursday meet BJP President Amit Shah in New Delhi.

After Karnataka, political drama hits Goa as ten of 15 Congress MLAs break away from party to merge with BJP

The group, led by Leader of Opposition Chandrakant Kavlekar, met Assembly Speaker Rajesh Patnekar in the evening and gave him a letter, informing him about their breaking away from the party.

Congress MLAs in Goa head to Raj Bhawan to meet governor as party stakes claim to form govt after Manohar Parrikar's death

The leader of the Opposition Chandrakant Kavlekar said the party MLAs decided to walk to the Raj Bhawan uninvited after the governor refused to give them an appointment.

Manohar Parrikar's death throws precariously-stacked Goa Assembly into disarray; Congress on top with 14 MLAs

The Congress is currently the single-largest party in the Goa Assembly with 14 MLAs in the 40-member House

With Manohar Parrikar's death, Goa governor faces task of choosing between claims of BJP, Congress for govt formation

With Manohar Parrikar's death, the strength of the Goa Assembly has come down to 36. So, the majority required for forming the government is 18+1.

Congress stakes claim to form Goa govt again, writes to governor saying BJP has ‘lost trust of people’

In a letter to Sinha, the leader of opposition in the Goa legislative assembly, Chandrakant Kavlekar, claimed that the Congress party has the majority to form the government in Goa and that “the numbers of the BJP may further dwindle” in the state Assembly.

'Legislative cure is fastest, amicable remedy' to resolve mining crisis in Goa, says Manohar Parrikar

Leader of Opposition Chandrakant Kavlekar had earlier tabled a calling attention motion on the mining issue during the ongoing budget session that began on Tuesday

Goa Budget Session begins; members of Opposition wear black armbands in protest, Congress boycotts governor’s address

The Opposition Congress boycotted Goa governor Mridula Sinha's address to the House on the first day of the state Assembly's budget Session on Tuesday. Members of the opposition wore black bands on their arms as a mark of protest, claiming that their "voice was not being heard by the BJP-led state government".

3-day Budget Session of Goa Assembly starts from 29 Jan; amendment to Tourist Trade Act to be tabled

A Bill amending the Tourist Trade Act, to curb liquor consumption and nuisance in public spaces including beaches, will be tabled in the Goa Assembly. The speaker's office has received total 419 questions for the three-day session, including 137 starred and 282 unstarred questions

Goa Legislative Assembly adjourned as Opposition creates ruckus over issue of formalin-in-fish

The House could not transact any business as the speaker had to adjourn it five times due to the ruckus created by Congress members with the demand that they be allowed to move an adjournment motion and take up the issue of formalin-in-fish.