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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: A day after Congress moved its MLA candidates in Goa to a resort, the Aam Aadmi Party has also moved to keep its own candidates under guard. Sources say AAP candidates have been put together at certain locations in the state. With predictions of a hung assembly and Congress’s neck and neck fight with the BJP in Goa, both AAP and Congress have started ring-fencing their candidates to avoid a 2017 repeat. Congress has reportedly moved its candidates to a resort in north Goa, where they will stay until Thursday’s counting of votes is over and the…

Goemkarponn desk BAMBOLIM: “Running is not just an exercise; it is a lifestyle. Started my day with some light workout at Bambolim Beach Resort. Regular exercise helps managing health and boost energy to be active throughout the day.” Former minister and Congress’ Calangute candidate Michael Lobo was on Wednesday spotted exercising at Bambolim beach, where the party has convened its election candidates and leaders in a hotel. The high command of the grand old party had a day ago deputed senior leaders for poll management ahead of the results to Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab and Manipur. While Karnataka Congress chief D…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In just about a few hours from now, it will be clear if the “double-engine-led development” poll post of the ruling BJP helped it retain power in Goa. Marred with an anti-incumbency wave, for the BJP under Dr Pramod Sawant, it will be a prestige issue to retain State for the third consecutive term, while Congress, eyeing for government formation, is making all efforts to ensure the 2017 fiasco is not repeated. This is the ruling BJP’s first election after the death of four-time chief minister and former defence minister Manohar Parrikar- who was known for his…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – Hell breaks loose, as following new billing patterns where 16000litres of water is assured free, several people in Canacona are burdened with high water bills. According to sources, more than 50 domestic consumers in the Agonda section alone have received water bills ranging between Rs 10,000 to Rs.25,000/- while as many as 60% of the consumers have been billed in thousands between 1000/- to 5000/-. Since introducing a new billing system after the government announced a free water supply of 16,000 ltrs, PWD(Water Supply) has been issuing bills for over six months, beginning September ‘2021.…

LIVING ON THE EDGE… “BJP will get 18-22 seats in Goa & will form the govt. Our priority is to complete infrastructure projects of our double engine govt. As per exit polls also, BJP will return to power in UP, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur and will have good performance in Punjab.” CM Dr Pramod Sawant Goemkarponn desk DELHI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi and expressed confidence to form the next State government in Goa post-March 10 results. CM Sawant also said that BJP will seek MGP’s support if needed. “I met PM Modi…

AERIAL VIEW Agreed, it would be a hung assembly, but the numbers are shocking and imaginary. It is a surprise to know TMC and MGP getting just two seats. Not much can be said about TMC, but the MGP at least have four winning seats in Sudin Dhavalikar, Jit Arolkar, Ketan Bhatikar and Deepak Dhavalikar. Similarly, Kiran Kandolkar and Kavita Kandolkar are winning seats for TMC. Another factor the pollsters have underestimated is AAP. Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will surely get more seats than the TMC in Goa. AAP candidates are favourites to win in Shiroda, Cortalim, Benaulim,…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Congress Goa Desk in charge of Dinesh Gundu Rao today said that exit polls often don’t predict correct numbers. “Many times, exit polls don’t predict correct numbers. We have done our own assessment through groundwork and our own sources,” said Rao. He further said that he is confident Congress will get an absolute majority and form government in alliance with Goa Forward Party. “As soon as the entire results are out, we will have a CLP meeting; within a few minutes, we will elect a CLP leader, and we will go and stake the claim,” he said.…