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  Goa Congress passes resolution seeking Rahul Gandhi as party president

  India | September 20, 2022 23:44 IST

  Goa Congress: The Goa Pradesh Congress Committee's resolution would be forwarded to the All India Congress Committee, said state unit spokesperson Amarnath Panjikar.

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  'Congress chhodo, BJP ko jodo': 8 MLAs including Michael Lobo join the ruling party in Goa

  India | September 14, 2022 13:20 IST

  Goa news: Goa CM Sawant also took a jibe at Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra and said that "Congress Chhodo Yatra will begin from Goa now" while welcoming the leaders.

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  BJP has nothing to do with 'rebellion' in Goa Congress: CM on reports of contact with MLAs

  India | July 12, 2022 14:54 IST

  Goa Congress news: Some reporters outside the Assembly complex on Tuesday asked CM and senior BJP leader Sawant about developments in the state Congress.

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  Goa politics: Congress manages to avert split for now, 10 MLAs attend party meet

  India | July 12, 2022 9:41 IST

  On Sunday, five Congress MLAs, including Kamat and Lobo, went incommunicado. They, however, attended the Goa Assembly proceedings on the first day of its monsoon session on Monday.

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  After staving off split, Goa Cong files petitions with Speaker to disqualify MLAs Lobo, Kamat

  India | July 11, 2022 16:13 IST

  Goa Pradesh Congress Committee president Amit Patkar said disqualification petitions have been filed against Lobo and Kamat, adding that the Speaker had been informed about the party's decision to remove Lobo as Leader of Opposition in the Assembly.

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  Goa: Congress moves its 5 MLAs to undisclosed location; Sonia rushes Mukul Wasnik amid crisis

  India | July 11, 2022 11:10 IST

  Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday asked senior party leader Mukul Wasnik to rush to Goa to "oversee latest political developments" in the state after the party said five of its 11 MLAs in the state have gone "incommunicado".

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  Goa Congress sacks Leader of Opposition Lobo, ex-CM Kamat for planning 'defections' to BJP

  India | July 11, 2022 6:35 IST

  Goa's AICC observer Gundu Rao said a conspiracy was hatched and led by Lobo and ex-chief minister Digambar Kamat to weaken the party in the state.

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  Goa Congress crisis: 'Rumours about MLAs leaving for BJP are all over...', says Cong lawmaker

  India | July 10, 2022 17:28 IST

  Goa Congress crisis: As rumours are strife, Congress MLA Aleixo Sequeira said, "MLA meeting underway in a hotel, 7 MLAs there. I was not called by high command, only here for courtesy meet. Rumours (about MLAs leaving for BJP) are all over."

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  TMC claims many members associated with Goa Congress joined party in Mamata's presence

  Elections | December 14, 2021 15:51 IST

  Several other Congress block members from the Cumbharjua constituency also joined TMC. Former panchayat members from across Goa have also joined the Mamata Banerjee-led party.

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  Goa elections 2022: Goa BJP chief hints at another heavyweight Cong leader joining ruling party

  India | December 10, 2021 10:41 IST

  In all, 14 Congress MLAs have joined the BJP since 2017, leaving the Congress party with just three MLAs in the 40-member Goa legislative Assembly.

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  Rahul Gandhi's 'motorcycle ride' in Goa during election campaigning | WATCH

  India | October 30, 2021 16:59 IST

  Rahul Gandhi, who arrived in Goa for a day-long visit on Friday ahead of the 2022 polls, was seen wearing a mask and a helmet during the ride in the video and had travelled on the two-wheeler taxi for almost five kilometres. 

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  Absolutely no hope to prevent party's collapse: Goa Congress leader to Sonia Gandhi after quitting

  India | September 27, 2021 22:17 IST

  Addressing his resignation letter to All India Congress Committee president Sonia Gandhi, Faleiro, who represented Navelim seat, has alleged that the Goa unit of the party is led by a "coterie" of leaders whose priority is personal gains.

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  TMC in Goa looks like 'Modi-Shah' model but not 'Mamata': Congress

  India | September 27, 2021 21:17 IST

  All India Congress Committee (AICC) Goa Desk in-charge Dinesh Gundu Rao said that Goans will never forgive Luizinho Faleiro, adding that Faleiro was never on the forefront of any agitations launched by Congress.

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  Goa Congress chief Chodankar quits over poor show in local polls

  Politics | December 18, 2020 12:10 IST

  Goa Congress president Girish Chodankar on Friday said he has resigned from his post taking responsibility for the party's poor performance in the recently held Zilla Panchayat (ZP) polls.

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  Pratapsingh Rane not quitting party: Goa Congress

  Politics | September 16, 2019 15:49 IST

  The Congress on Monday dismissed speculation on social media, that former Chief Minister and senior party MLA Pratapsingh Rane had given his consent for his appointment as the new Governor of Haryana.

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  BJP should have one nation, one rule policy on beef

  India | September 10, 2019 11:18 IST

  State Congress President Girish Chodankar accused the BJP of trying to rake up the beef ban issue, only when it deems politically beneficial for the party.

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  RSS delayed India's independence: Goa Congress

  India | August 20, 2019 15:40 IST

  Addressing a press conference here, state Congress president Girish Chodankar said that if the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh had been a part of the country's freedom movement, India might have won independence sooner from the British rule.  

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  Goa Congress chief alleges BJP of offering MLAs package deal to resign

  India | June 10, 2019 8:04 IST

  Goa Congress President Girish Chodankar on Sunday alleged that his party was unable to stop its MLAs from being poached because of a three-tier package offer from the BJP under which the biggest payout to a defecting MLA was Rs 60 crore.  

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  Goa Congress challenges Parrikar government to prove majority in Assembly

  Politics | September 18, 2018 20:43 IST

  The Congress legislators, led by Leader of Opposition Chandrakant Kavlekar, demanded that the governor should summon one-day session of the Assembly for a floor test.

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  Goa: 14 Congress MLAs write letter to Governor, stake claim to form government

  India | September 17, 2018 15:47 IST

  The 14 of the 16 Congress MLAs have backed the letter submitted to the Raj Bhawan today, staking claim at the power in 40-seat assembly.