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Goa Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar dismisses Congress’ disqualification plea against MLAs Kamat, Lobo

Goa Assembly speaker dismisses Congress petition to disqualify MLAs who switched to BJP in 2022.

The Hindu

8 MLAs who joined Goa BJP to meet PM

They had switched over from Congress

The Hindu

Curse of Goa: On Congress MLAs defection to BJP

Mass defections undermine the electoral mandate

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Goa: BJP lured away our eight MLAs by offering Rs 40-50 crore to each, claims Congress state in-charge Dinesh Gundu Rao

PANAJI: A day after eight Congress MLAs in Goa joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, the grand old party on Thursday accused the ruling outfit of luring away the legislators by offering Rs 40-50 crore to each one of them.

The Times of India

'Vulnerability in political system’: What papers say about Congress defections in Goa

In a dramatic turn of events for the Congress party, eight of its MLAs in Goa resigned and joined the BJP on Wednesday. Among them was former chief minister Digambar Kamat and the leader of opposition Michael Lobo.

Newslaundry

Congress meltdown in Goa as eight of party’s 11 MLAs defect to BJP

With the second such mass exit in three years, Oppostion now has only 7 MLAs

The Hindu

Sonali Phogat case: BJP leader was administered methamphetamine by accused says Goa police

With the fresh arrests, the number of persons in police custody so far rose to four.

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Sonia Gandhi removes Digambar Kamat as permanent invitee to Congress Working Committee

Move comes a day after the party moved five of its 11 MLAs to Chennai, ahead of the presidential polls

The Hindu

Congress shifts five of its 11 Goa MLAs to Chennai ahead of Presidential election

The five MLAs — Sankalp Amonkar, Yuri Alemao, Altone D'Costa, Rudolf Fernandes and Carlose Alvares Ferreira — were moved to Chennai.

The Hindu

BJP has nothing to do with 'rebellion' in Goa Congress: CM Pramod Sawant

The Congress had accused Michael Lobo and former Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat of "conspiring and hobnobbing" with the ruling BJP to engineer a split in the grand old party's legislative wing.

The Hindu

Goa Congress manages to avert split for now; 10 MLAs attend party meet

The Congress had accused Michael Lobo and former chief minister Digambar Kamat of "conspiring and hobnobbing" with the ruling BJP to engineer a split in the grand old party's legislative wing

The Hindu

Goa: Decision on new Legislature Party president eludes embattled Congress

PANAJI: The Congress party failed to arrive at a decision regarding a Congress Legislature Party (CLP) chief who will replace rebel legislator Michael Lobo in the Goa Legislative Assembly. The decision was announced just before midnight and hours after the party asked speaker Ramesh Tawadkar to drop Calangute MLA from…

The Times of India

Situation under control in Goa, says Congress

We are still in Congress, say Lobo, Kamat

The Hindu

Five Goa Congress MLAs attend Assembly session; claim nothing is wrong

Speaker says no info about ‘split’ in Congress

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After staving off split, Goa Congress seeks disqualification of MLAs Lobo, Kamat

Goa Congress has accused its MLAs Michael Lobo and Digambar Kamat of hobnobbing with the ruling BJP to bring about a split in the opposition party

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Goa Congress to probe Lobo and Kamat for ‘engineering defections’

Lobo sacked as LoP; BJP throwing enormous sums of money to engineer defections, says party-in-charge for State Gundu Rao

The Times of India

Goa TCP minister Vishwajit Rane promises a list of violators tomorrow

PANAJI: The town and country planning department's scrutiny committee has prepared a 240-page preliminary report identifying all the violations in ODPs and who violated the norms. TCP minister Vishwajit Rane said on Saturday. I am releasing a list of leaders on Monday who have converted tenanted land into commercial and…

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Goa: With altered political equations, Bardez gears up for riveting contests

GOA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a special mention about Bardez during his recent public meeting in Mapusa, signifying the importance that the taluka holds in any government formation.

The Times of India

Goa elections: Changing parties doesn’t mean people will elect Michael Lobo, says Devendra Fadnavis

CALANGUTE: Former Calangute BJP MLA and minister Michael Lobo joined Congress because he knew there was an anti-incumbency mood against him, BJP Goa election in-charge and Maharashtra leader of opposition Devendra Fadnavis said on Monday.

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