Panaji: BJP suffered acute reverses in Goa where it won 13 seats in the 40-member house as the results threw a hung Assembly, with Congress emerging as the single largest party with 17 seats.

Panaji, Feb 27 – Leader of Opposition Pratapsing Rane said the summoning of the Goa assembly for one-day session on Tuesday to avoid it from lapsing was an afterthought and topped a string of poor decisions by the BJP-led government in its tenure. It is for the first time in the history of the state, if not the country, that an assembly session had to be convened for a day after the assembly elections.

Panaji, Feb 4 Polling for all 40 constituencies of the Goa Legislative Assembly that will decide the fate of 250 candidates began at 7 AM today with sparse queues outside booths. More than eleven lakh voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in the election being held across 1,642 polling booths in the state with para-military forces and state police guarding the venues.

Panaji [India], Feb. 4 : With the Assembly Election polling for 40 seats underway in Goa, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar cast his vote early on Saturday morning here and expressed his confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party will sweep the polls with two-third majority. Speaking to the media here after casting his vote, Parrikar said that initial reports indicate a very good turnout by the electorate.

Panaji, Jan 21: Both BJP and Congress have welcomed the Election Commission’s order against Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal for his alleged bribe remarks during Goa rallies early this month. While addressing a rally in Benaulim constituency, Kejriwal had reportedly told voters, “If Congress or BJP candidates offer money, do not refuse it.