Goa Assembly Election 2017

Goa's incoming BJP govt has task cut out with illegal mining, crime against tourists, unemployment

With mining having stalled in Goa, tourism has become its largest employer. This is just one of Goa's many pressing challenges, which the BJP government must face as it resumes power

Congress' failure in Goa shows exactly why the party is dying a slow and painful death

Events in Goa tell us exactly why the Congress is dying a slow, painful death and instead of empathising with it, why people are celebrating.

Congress Goa crisis: Another MLA resigns from party, Digvijaya to petition president against guv

After Vishwajit Rane, another disgruntled Congress MLA Savio Rodrigues resigned from the party on Friday. He blamed the Congress high command and general secretary in-charge for Goa, Digvijaya Singh, for failing to form the government despite emerging as the single largest party in the recently held Assembly election.

Goa floor test: Congress MLAs searched for Vishwajit Rane in lobby, toilet ahead of trust vote

Ironically, it was the Congress and not the Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar-led government, which seemed desperate not to lose face, during the floor test in the Goa legislative assembly on Thursday.

Goa Assembly Floor Test Highlights: Manohar Parrikar gets 4th term as CM, trashes allegations of horse-trading

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar is set to prove majority on the floor of the Assembly today. Parrikar, who stepped down as Defence Minister to shift to Goa, was sworn-in along with nine ministers on Tuesday.

Manohar Parrikar wins Goa Assembly floor test with 22 in favour; trashes allegations of horse-trading

The BJP-led coalition of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar won the crucial floor test in Goa Assembly on Thursday.

Goa Floor Test: If Manohar Parrikar wins, the governor stands vindicated or else Congress gets to form govt

All eyes are on Panjim right now where the Goa Legislative Assembly is scheduled to have a floor test on Thursday to see if Manohar Parrikar, recently appointed as the state's chief minister, can survive a vote of confidence in the House.

Assembly Election 2017: 140 of 690 newly-elected MLAs face serious criminal charges

There has been a decrease in the number of members of legislative assembly (MLAs) with criminal records in Uttar Pradesh (UP), Punjab and Goa of the five states that elected new state governments, according to our analysis of data compiled by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), an advocacy.

Congress MLAs blame party managers for Goa fiasco; to meet Rahul Gandhi

The Congress leaders are still smarting from the failure of the party managers to cobble up any post-poll alliance to attain power, despite emerging as the single largest party in Assembly elections.

Goa Election Result 2017: Manohar Parrikar sworn-in as CM, nine other MLAs become ministers

Manohar Parrikar, who quit as defence minister, on Tuesday took oath as the chief minister of Goa to head a coalition government, three days after the BJP ended up second behind the Congress in a fractured mandate.