BATTLE 2027: THE ALLIANCE ARITHMETIC
The political arithmetic of Goa's 2027 Assembly election is beginning to change. After a 2022 contest marked by a fragmented opposition, parties are now exploring whether consolidation can produce a stronger electoral proposition. But alliances bring competing ambitions of their own, making seat-sharing and vote transferability as important as the decision to join hands. With five months to go, the emerging political equations offer clues to how the next contest could take shape
Congress projects unity for 2027, but strategy clouded by internal friction
Party stares at leadership and alliance questions as it launches pre-poll campaign
AAP demands PWD Minister’s resignation over Porvorim flyover
PANAJI: AAP Goa president Valmiki Naik has demanded the immediate resignation of PWD Minister Digambar Kamat over what he termed serious engineering defects in the Rs 640-crore Porvorim elevated corridor, while questioning the involvement of IIM Nagpur in analysing the project.Addressing the press on Monday, Naik said the flyover was...
Opposition leaders slam Edu Dept’s 500-metre drug-free zone directive
PANAJI: Opposition leaders Amit Patkar and AAP MLA Venzy Viegas have slammed a directive issued by Education Director Shailesh Zingde directing schools to ensure that areas within a 500-metre radius of their campuses are maintained as “drug-free zones”.The Directorate of Education issued the circular on Thursday,
Cong confident of unity in Oppn ranks despite visible cracks
PANAJIAmidst visible cracks in Goa’s Opposition ranks, State Congress president Girish Chodankar on Tuesday sought to project confidence in forging a united front ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections. “We are confident of fo
