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 · May 9, 2024
Curse of Goa: On Congress MLAs defection to BJP Mass defections undermine the electoral mandate The Hindu · Sep 15, 2022
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 · Sep 15, 2022
'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 · Sep 15, 2022
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 · Sep 14, 2022
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. The Hindu · Aug 27, 2022
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 · Jul 17, 2022
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 · Jul 16, 2022
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 · Jul 12, 2022
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 · Jul 12, 2022
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 · Jul 11, 2022
Situation under control in Goa, says Congress We are still in Congress, say Lobo, Kamat The Hindu · Jul 11, 2022
Five Goa Congress MLAs attend Assembly session; claim nothing is wrong Speaker says no info about ‘split’ in Congress The Hindu · Jul 11, 2022
The Hindu · Jul 11, 2022 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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The Hindu · Jul 10, 2022 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 · Jun 5, 2022 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…
The Times of India · Feb 12, 2022 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 · Feb 7, 2022 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.