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Sawant comes out of Parrikar's shadow, set to start 2nd term as Goa CM

On Monday evening, Sawant, who considered Parrikar as his mentor, was unanimously elected the leader of BJP legislature party in Goa

Pramod Sawant gets second term as chief minister of Goa

Pramod Sawant was on Monday unanimously elected the leader of the BJP legislature party in Goa, paving the way for him to take over as the chief minister for a second term.

Congress open to all options to keep BJP away from power in Goa: Kamat

The BJP, which won 20 out of 40 seats in the last month's Goa Assembly elections and has secured support of the two Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party MLAs and three Independents

Decks cleared for Pramod Sawant's appointment as Goa chief minister?

While BJP officials in Goa were unwilling to come on record, a senior party leader said that Sawant's name would be officially announced by the party's central leadership soon

Goa preferred destination during Holi weekend, say travel companies

Other destinations seeing rise in demand include J&K, Himachal, Puri (Odisha) and Mahabaleshwar (Maharashtra)

Goa acting CM Pramod Sawant in Delhi ahead of legislative party meeting

Sawant on Tuesday said the new government will be formed after the election of the leader of the legislative party in the presence of the Central observer of the BJP.

BJP leader Vishwajit Rane meets Goa governor, calls it personal visit

Rane has been projecting himself as a contender for the post of Goa chief minister after the BJP won 20 of the total 40 seats in the recent elections, sources said

Pramod Sawant resigns as Goa CM; asked to continue as caretaker CM

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday resigned from the post to pave the way for the formation of a new government in the state.

Challenges ahead for new govts in UP, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur

The new governments in Goa, Manipur, and Uttarakhand will have to create jobs for their people to bring down the unemployment rate to the national average.

Goa election results 2022: Sawant holds fort, set for a second term

Utpal Parrikar, the son of former BJP chief minister late Manohar Parrikar, featured at third place from Panjim constituency after he contested as a rebel when the BJP did not give him a ticket

Challenges ahead for new govts in UP, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur

The incoming govts will have to work on creating more job opportunities to bring these states' unemployment rates close to the national average, besides containing inflation and meeting poll promises

Goa polls: Talks on between Congress and non-BJP leaders, says Chidambaram

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said talks were on between leaders of his party and other opposition parties in Goa ahead of counting of votes in the Assembly elections in the coastal state.

Game of Thrones in Goa as ABP C-Voter Exit Poll predicts hung Assembly

Goa is likely to witness a hung Assembly with ruling BJP and Congress going neck-to-neck, as per the ABP C-Voter Exit Poll.

Last rites of ex-COAS Gen Rodrigues held with full military honours in Goa

The final rites of former Chief of Army Staff General SF Rodrigues were held with full military honours in Panaji in Goa on Monday.

Goa Assembly polls: Assets of 37 re-contesting MLAs up 64% in five years

In most cases, people vote for individuals rather than parties

Goa elections: MGP says it will not support Pramod Sawant as chief minister

Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party said it will decide its stand after Goa election results by taking the ally Trinamool Congress in confidence, but will "never support" Pramod Sawant as chief minister.

BJP confident about forming govt in 4 states, impressive gains in Punjab

Underlining that the party ran a scientific and well-organised campaign, Shah said, "We saw Prime Minister Modi's popularity in five poll-bound states was more than that of any earlier prime minister"

COVID-19 pandemic: Goa reports 18 fresh cases, no death; 48 recover

So far, 2,40,927 people have been discharged post recovery, including 48 during the day, leaving the state with 271 active cases, an official said

Covid-19 pandemic: Goa sees 20 new cases, 1 death and 40 recoveries

So far, 2,40,899 people have recovered from the infection, including 40 during the day, leaving the state with an active caseload of 301, an official said

Ukraine invasion will have minimal impact on Goa tourism: Experts

Russia is the number one overseas source market for Goa tourism and tourists from the country began arriving in the state from December 31