Subhash Velingkar

Lok Sabha election 2019: Shiv Sena to contest both seats in Goa in alliance with Goa Suraksha Manch

Shiv Sena has geared up to strengthen party for general elections next year and will contest Lok Sabha seats in Goa in alliance with GSM

Goa Election 2017: RSS rebel Velingkar annnounces dissolution of his faction

Former Goa RSS chief-turned-rebel Subhash Velingkar on Monday announced "dissolution" of his "Goa Prant of RSS" which he had formed in run-up to state Assembly elections which were held last month.

Goa Election 2017: Here are the key candidates that are likely to impact poll outcome

Goa goes to polls on 4 February. The 40 seat Assembly will see interesting electoral contests this year as the state is set to witness a four-pronged battle between the Congress, ruling BJP, the new entrant Aam Aadmi Party and the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party-led front. Here is are five personalities who matter the most in the forthcoming election:

Goa Election 2017: Subhash Velingkar's RSS breakaway faction poses challenge to BJP's poll propects

Just ahead of the Goa Assembly polls, Velingkar-led GSM announced a grand alliance with the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) and Shiv Sena, who were the BJP's allies.

Goa Election 2017: Subhash Velingkar-led GSM vs BJP contest gathers steam

The bitter electoral battle between a former RSS leader and guru, and his illustrious and politically-powerful shishyas, is fast attaining mythical proportions in this coastal state going to the hustings on 4 February.

Goa Election 2017: Language politics looms as a potentially divisive factor

In particular, the language in which education is given can become a political issue. Under the noise and clutter of the ongoing elections in Goa too, language lurks as an issue — not of ethnic but of religious identity.

Goa Election 2017: Differences erupt on language issue, casino ban in MGP-led alliance

Issues that brought like-minded Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party, Goa Suraksha Manch and Shiv Sena together to forge a poll pact seems to have become a bone of contention among them with MGP skipping the crucial issue of grants to English medium schools from its manifesto.

Goa Election 2017: Manohar Parrikar desperate to return to Goa, says Subhash Velingkar

Sharpening his attack on Manohar Parrikar, RSS rebel and Goa Suraksha Manch founder Subhash Velingkar on Thursday said the defence minister is desperate to be back in Goa, amid speculations of his possible return as chief minister if BJP secures a fresh mandate in 4 February polls.

Goa Assembly polls 2017: Subhash Velingkar's aide Sukerkar to contest from Panaji on GSM ticket

RSS rebel Subhash Velingkar's close aide Krishnaraj Sukerkar will contest on Goa Suraksha Manch (GSM) ticket against the BJP in its bastion of Panaji constituency, formerly represented by Manohar Parrikar, in the upcoming Assembly elections.

Shiv Sena likens RSS rebel leader Subhash Velingkar to Lord Krishna

Equating RSS rebel leader Subhash Velingkar to 'Lord Krishna', the Shiv Sena on Tuesday claimed that he will guide the non-BJP and non-Congress parties to victory in the Goa Assembly polls due next year.