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Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Goa Forward Party (GFP) President and Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai today said that the BJP Goa government can collapse anytime. “After BJP lost major vote share in Margao, several BJP Ministers called to congratulate me; This government is not strong either and can collapse anytime. However, we do not want to overthrow the government,” said Sardesai. He further said that the Goa Forward Party will remain with the INDIA alliance to make Goa stronger. “We had this alliance to save democracy and protect the constitution” he added.

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: BJP North Goa Candidate Shripad Naik who won the North Goa Lok Sabha seat with a 1 lakh plus margin said that anti-incumbency could have been a factor for the drop in seats across India “We all knew that BJP would win North Goa Lok Sabha seat; BJP will also win at the centre, anti-incumbency could have been a factor for the drop in seats,” said Shripad Naik. He further said that he was thankful to the people of North Goa for the one lakh plus victory. He said that after coming to power in 2014, PM…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Congress South Goa Candidate Capt Viriato Fernandes who won the South Goa Lok Sabha seat with a 15,000 plus margin said that it was the defeat of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who campaigned in Cortalim. “Its defeat of PM Narendra Modi who campaigned in Cortalim, Congress received a lead of 3000 votes. It is a moral defeat for PM Modi,” said Viriato. He further said that it was not a victory for South Goa but also for Goans. “Victory has shown that money power has no say in Goa. “We were only campaigning to push our lead…

Clearly, the Exit polls failed to gauge people’s mood. It was predicted that the BJP would win at least 300 seats on its own and 350+ for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) but they have been well short of the mark. The 400 paar slogan seems to have fallen flat and the NDA struggled to even touch the 300-mark. The 2024 Indian general election results have once again proven that alliances and regional dynamics continue to play a crucial role in the formation of the government. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seems to be headed to forming the government, but…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Teachers who were called in for the counting duty and then dismissed without giving proper notice were incensed about the mishandling of staff appointments related to vote counting. When Maximum Teachers arrived at the counting centre in Panaji, they were informed that their names had been removed from the list. More than 70 employees who had been assigned to the counting tasks were relieved of their responsibilities on Tuesday, resulting in a packed chaos at the Polytechnic College in Panaji, which serves as the North Goa counting centre. These employees were teachers who left their jobs as…

Goemkarponn desk CUNCOLIM: Leader of Opposition (LoP) Yuri Alemao reacting to Lok Sabha election results today said that Congress will definitely win the 2027 Goa State Assembly elections. “Congress will definitely win the 2027 Goa State Assembly elections; I am confident that Congress will win 30 seats. Cuncolim voters gave the highest lead for Congress in Lok Sabha polls,” said Alemao. He further said that money and muscle power have failed in Goa and attempts made to destabilise the Congress have also failed. “BJP tried to divide the voters based on caste and religion but that too failed. Divisive politics…

NEW YORK: New York officials are preparing for the “Super Bowl on steroids” as thousands descend upon Nassau County for the clash of arch-rivals India and Pakistan in the group stage of the T20 World Cup on Sunday. The two sides form one of the most intense rivalries in sport and the temporary, 34,000-seat stadium in East Meadow, New York, will be bursting at the seams, with millions more watching on TV. “India vs. Pakistan is like the Super Bowl on steroids. We had no idea how huge it was,” Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said. “We want to put…