4 ST quota seats could rejig balance of power
PANAJIThe Centre’s notification for political reservation for Goa’s Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities -- Gauda, Kunbi and Velip -- could dramatically alter the electoral equations if implemented at th
Beyond Salcete: Why Congress needs more than just a base in South Goa
MARGAOGoa Pradesh Congress Committee chief Girish Chodankar’s statement stressing the need to forge an alliance with “80 per cent of the Goan population” has raised a critical questio
Bardez: Where Oppn arithmetic could decide the 2027 battle
MAPUSAThere could hardly be a more favourable situation for an Opposition preparing to take on a government after years in power.There is talk of frustration among voters, discontent even within sections of the ruling party’s
OPPOSITION UNITY: ALL TALK, NO WALK
Goa’s Opposition faces a paradox ahead of 2027: the conditions for an electoral challenge to the BJP-led alliance may be favourable, but the forces capable of mounting it remain divided. With Congress, AAP, GFP and RGP pulling in different directions, the central question is whether anti-incumbency can overcome Opposition fragmentation — or whether that fragmentation will itself decide the election. The Goan examines the stakes
