Goa Assembly

AAP, TMC will be 'marginal players' in Goa Assembly elections, says P Chidambaram

The Congress' senior election observer said any alliance with smaller parties for the Goa assembly polls is only possible if a party accepts that the Congress will be the pivot of the non-BJP formation.

Goa Assembly becomes first state to pass congratulatory motion for CAA, says Chief Minister Pramod Sawant

Goa Assembly has become the first to pass a 'congratulatory motion' in support of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has claimed

In move aimed at gender equality, Goa Assembly passes bill allowing women to work in night shift in industries

Deputy chief minister of Goa Chandrakant Kavlekar, who moved an amendment to the Factories and Boilers Act, made it clear that women employees would not be forced to work at night

Goa creating selection commission for more transparency in filling govt job vacancies, CM Pramod Sawant tells Assembly

Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant told the state Assembly that his government was in the process of creating a State Staff Selection Commission to bring in more transparency in filling vacancies in the government sector.

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.

Daily Bulletin: BJP releases 10th list, keeps veterans out; party strength in Goa Assembly rises to 14 as 2 MGP MLAs join; day's top stories

Today's top stories: BJP keeps party veterans Murli Manohar Joshi and LK Advani out of the Lok Sabha poll process; the party's strength rises to 14 in Goa Assembly as 2 MGP MLAs merge their legislative unit with that of the BJP's; King's XI Punjab take on Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL; and more.

BJP wins floor test in Goa Assembly: Pramod Sawant secure in CM's seat with support of 20 MLAs; 15 oppose move

The floor test in the Goa Assembly was necessitated after Pramod Sawant took oath as the new chief minister of the state early on Tuesday.

Goa Floor Test LIVE updates: BJP passes test, Pramod Sawant secure in CM's seat with support of 20 MLAs

Goa Floor Test LIVE updates: New Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant has won the confidence motion with support of 20 MLAs. This means that BJP has passed the floor test at the Goa Assembly. Fifteen of the 35 MLAs in the Assembly had opposed the move.

Pramod Sawant meets Manohar Parrikar's family before assuming charge, says will pass floor test tomorrow to give stable govt

Sawant met family members of his deceased predecessor Parrikar before assuming charge of office, at their private residence at Dona Paula

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