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Category Archives: Goa Assembly Elections 2007





Ballot papers will be a history in Goa

The ballot papers and the ballot boxes will be soon a history for Goa as the Election commission of India has decided henceforth to conduct the elections to the civic bodies like Panchayat, Municipalities and the Zilha Parishad using electronic voting Machines.

This was decided in the recently concluded 2 day national conference of the state […]

Goa cabinet expansion likely this week

Cabinet expansion is appearing to be a tedious task for the Digamber Kamat-led government in Goa, as the Chief Minister will have to satisfy all its alliance partners.
“We will give justice to everyone,” Goa Chief Minister Digamber Kamat told reporters on Friday stating that the expansion would be held sometimes mid-next week.
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Goa Assembly summoned on 15th for speaker’s election

while the senior members of ruling coalition along with the chief minister Digamber Kamat  are in the capital, New Delhi to settle the issues of Cabinet berths and portfolios, the Governor S. C. Jamir has convened the first session of the newly elected 11th state Assembly on 15th of June.
The Session is called with the […]

Goa NCP gets boost, Salgaocar pledges support

The Goa Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) received a boost with Anil Salgaocar, who won as an independent from Curchorem Assembly constituency in the June 2 elections, extending unconditional support to the party’s legislative wing.
”I accept your invitation to be a supporter of the legislative wing of the NCP whilst continuing in the Goa Assembly as […]

Luizinho, Sardinha, Shirodkar in race for GPCC chief post

With Ravi Naik elevated to No 2 position in the Digambar Kamat ministry, three defeated MLAs – Francisco Sardinha, Subhash Shirodkar and Luizinho Faleiro – are the prospective candidates for the post of President of Goa Pradesh Congress Committee.
Sources said that as per Congress policy of ‘one man one post’, Ravi will have to vacate […]

Administration should deliver goods,implement manifesto:Kamat

                           Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat today asked bureaucrats to ”deliver goods to the people by […]

Churchill Alemao’s Mission of Beating Congress Fulfilled

Over the last six months and longer and also during the run-up to the polls in Goa, Save Goa Front President and now a MLA-elect from Navelim constituency Churchill Alemao had challenged Congress that he would defeat their three heavyweight MLA from Salcete, out of which he did succeed in defeating two.
Alemao had openly said […]

Digambar Kamat sworn in as Goa CM

The new Chief Minister of Goa, Digambar Kamat, the man who edged out Pratapsinh Rane and Ravi Naik is no stranger to the art of party hopping for power.

A NEW ERA: Goa’s new Chief Minister Digambar Kamat sworn in on June 8.
“I have always carried people with me I will also carry coalition partners with […]

Digambar Kamat set to become new Goa CM

Digambar Kamat is all set to become the Chief Minister. Kamat’s name came as a compromise candidate after the Congress legislature party (CLP) failed to decide between the outgoing Chief Minister Pratap Singh Rane and state Congress party president Ravi Naik.

NEW REGIME: AICC observers held nearly four hours of talks on the new Chief Minister […]

New Congress led coalition govt at Goa to be sworn today

The new Congress-led coalition government is likely to be sworn in by this evening.
The Congress Legislature Party is scheduled to meet at about 1500 hrs today to elect the new leader when the special emissaries of the party high command are expected to announce the name of the chief ministerial candidate on behalf of party […]