Two Goa MLAs break away from MGP, join BJP

Two Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party MLAs – Manohar Ajgaonkar and Deepak Pauskar – split from the party and merged their group into the Bharatiya Janata Party, in a midnight development. The duo said they were kept away from the decision-making process in the MGP. Read More
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BJP’s Pramod Sawant sworn in at 2am as new Goa CM

In a dramatic development, in the wee hours of Tuesday, the speaker of the Goa assembly, the BJP’s Pramod Sawant, was sworn in as the new chief minister of the state. The chief minister’s post fell vacant after the death of Manohar Parrikar. Read More
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In Goa, Parrikar’s demise leads to political uncertainty

The Congress has pointed out to the Goa governor, Mridula Sinha, that the BJP has lost the support of both MGP and GFP as they had joined the BJP in February 2017 on the condition that Parrikar should be the chief minister. Read More
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