Goa Elections 2022: Full list of Aam Aadmi Party candidates
Elections | Jan 22, 2022, 11:44 PM ISTAssembly elections in Goa will take place in a single phase and polling will take place on February 14.
Assembly elections in Goa will take place in a single phase and polling will take place on February 14.
Parrikar was denied ticket by the BJP from Panaji, a constituency which his father and party veteran had represented for more than two decades.
In the five year tenure of the current Assembly (2017-2022), as many as 24 MLAs have changed their parties, which is 60 per cent of the total strength of the House.
Asked whether he would seek support of other political parties, he said the only platform for him was the BJP.
Sanjay Raut said that Shiv Sena had presented a proposal to the Congress to form a pre-poll alliance along with the NCP and the Goa Forward Party (GFP) but the grand old party did not respond to the plan.
Congress general secretary Mukul Wasnik on Thursday announced the list for Panaji, Shiroda, Vasco, Benaulim and Curchorem.
Goa Polls 2022: Although the BJP has said that options for Utpal Parrikar are being discussed, he has expressed desire to contest from the Panaji seat.
Devendra slammed the Congress party, saying, "Congress has been a corrupt government and their interests in government has only been for corrupt 'raajneeti'."
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant will contest from Sanquelim. The party has denied ticket to late CM and Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar's son Utpal Parrikar.
With the entry of the AAP and TMC in the poll arena, the election is expected to be a multi-cornered one this time.
The Election Commission has already announced the dates and all the political parties have started flexing their muscles in the poll-bound states -- Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab.
The induction took place in the presence of AITC leader and Goa co-in-charge Sourav Chakraborty and Goa TMC leaders Sandeep Vazarkar, Michael Carrasco and Nitesh Pandit.
Sanjay Raut said that NCP and Shiv Sena tried to form an MVA like alliance in Goa but did not get positive response from Congress.
Amit Palekar belongs to Bhandari community in Goa, which constitutes about 3.5 lakh voters i.e more than 30 percent out of the total 11 lakh voters of Goa.
The Election Commission has already announced the dates and all the political parties have started flexing their muscles in the poll-bound states -- Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab.
Earlier on Saturday, he had launched a door-to-door campaign in St. Andre and Siroda constituencies in Goa. He also held a door-to-door campaign in Siroda along with the party's candidate Mahadev Naik and other AAP leaders.
Goa Congress has released the list of 9 candidates for the upcoming assembly elections. Polls in the state will be held on February 14.
The Election Commission has already announced the dates and all the political parties have started flexing their muscles in the poll-bound states -- Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab.
Earlier, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal said his party will welcome Utpal Parrikar if he is willing to join it.
Directing the Chief Electoral Officers of all the five poll-bound states, the Commission said that the concerned departments of the notified category of electors may be informed accordingly, and may be asked to nominate "Nodal Officer" for this purpose of the postal ballot facility.
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