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It was a long night for the Congress party managers who tried hard last Saturday to secure a majority in the Goa assembly but lost the game by sunrise to some deft moves by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) strategists.In an interview to this newspaper, Digvijaya Singh, in charge of Goa affairs at the All India Congress Committee, gave a blow-by-blow account of the behind-the-scenes maneuvring, defending himself against the charges being made by local party leaders.According to Singh, soon after the assembly results were out last Saturday, he'd called a meeting of the new Congress lawmakers but had to postpone the session to the next day, as only five or six of them could arrive.Meanwhile, he was working the phones on the night of Saturday. And, around half an hour after midnight, went to meet Goa Forward Party (GFP) leader Vijay Sardesai. The latter had some reservations on a particular party MLA becoming the chief minister. And, apparently said his party would support the Congress if ...
It was a long night for the Congress party managers who tried hard last Saturday to secure a majority in the Goa assembly but lost the game by sunrise to some deft moves by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) strategists.In an interview to this newspaper, Digvijaya Singh, in charge of Goa affairs at the All India Congress Committee, gave a blow-by-blow account of the behind-the-scenes maneuvring, defending himself against the charges being made by local party leaders.According to Singh, soon after the assembly results were out last Saturday, he'd called a meeting of the new Congress lawmakers but had to postpone the session to the next day, as only five or six of them could arrive.Meanwhile, he was working the phones on the night of Saturday. And, around half an hour after midnight, went to meet Goa Forward Party (GFP) leader Vijay Sardesai. The latter had some reservations on a particular party MLA becoming the chief minister. And, apparently said his party would support the Congress if ...
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in Goa, headed by Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, will face the crucial floor test today, as a special Assembly session has been convened for the purpose.Parrikar, who stepped down as Defence Minister, was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of the coastal state for the fourth time on Tuesday evening, along with nine ministers.BJP chief Amit Shah and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari attended Parrikar's swearing-in ceremony. Former Goa chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar was also present.Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Manohar Parrikar after he was sworn-in.The Chief Minister then replied to the Prime Minister saying, "Thank you Pradhan Mantriji. As always, looking forward to your full support & cooperation for the development of Goa."Parrikar claims support of 22 legislators, two more than the halfway mark in the 40-member Assembly.The BJP had bagged 13 seats in the polls, while it claims support of three MLAs each of the Goa ...