The National Democratic Alliance is a conservative Indian political alliance led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). It was founded on 15 May 1998 and currently controls the government of India as well as the government of 19 Indian states and one Union territory.
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party is a political party in India. It was Goa's first ruling party after the end of Portuguese rule in Goa in 1961.
Salcete or Salcette is a subdivision of the district of South Goa,in the state of Goa,situated by the west coast of India. The River Sal and its backwaters dominate the landscape of Salcete. Historically,the sixty-six settlements south of the Zuari River formed the original Salcette territory. Salcete forms a part of the bigger Konkan region that stretches along the western shoreline of peninsular India.
Manohar Gopalkrishna Prabhu Parrikar was an Indian politician and leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party who served as Chief Minister of Goa from 14 March 2017 until his death. Previously,he was Chief Minister of Goa from 2000 to 2005 and from 2012 to 2014 and from 2017 to 2019. He also served as the Minister of Defence from October 2014 to March 2017. In January 2020,he was posthumously awarded Padma Bhushan.
Navelim is a census town and fast growing suburb of the city of Margao located in the Salcete sub-district of South Goa district,Goa,India. It has a large parish and has played a crucial rule in South Goa politics at some stage. The region falls in the coastal South Goa sub-district of Salcete. It has been connected with some important persons from the world of Goan history too.
Curtorim is a town in the Salcette taluka of South Goa district in Goa,India.It comes under Margao metropolitan region. Curtorim,a verdant agrarian village,known as the "granary of Salcete",is said to have got its name from either kuddtari or kuddtoddi since the agricultural village had kudds (rooms) built on the river bank to store kharif and rabi crops.
Cortalim is a village in Morumugão,Goa,India. Its native Goan population is entirely Catholic and their main occupations include fishing and agriculture. Located on the banks of the Zuari River,it was previously known as Kushasthale.
Digamber Kamat is an Indian politician. He was the Chief Minister of Goa from 2007 to 2012. CM contender,Kamat won seventh term from Margao. From 2006 to 2019,he was the president of Swimming Federation of India. Currently,he serves as an MLA from the Margao constituency. Kamat is one of the most well recognised contemporary Goan politicians. Known for his philanthropic activities for the people of Goa. Kamat is a liberal and passionate about sports,education,culture and music.
Fatorda is a suburb of the city of Margao in Salcete,Goa. Fatorda has been originally home to the traditional Scheduled Tribe/Scheduled Caste population. The Catholic Gawda community has a very large presence in Fatorda. However,due to the increasing number of buildings in Fatorda,the population has become more diverse.
The Government of Goa is a state government created by the Constitution of India and has executive,legislative and judicial authority of the state of Goa. It is headquartered in Panaji,the capital city of Goa.
Chandrakant Kavlekar also known as Babu Kavlekar is an Indian politician and former Minister of Town and Country Planning,Agriculture,Archives,Archaeology,Factories and Boilers of Goa. He belongs to Dhangar caste. He was a four-term member of the Goa Legislative Assembly and represented the Quepem constituency.
Pramod Pandurang Sawant is an Indian politician and ayurveda medical practitioner,who is serving as the 11th and current Chief Minister of Goa since 2019. He represents the Sanquelim constituency in the Goa Legislative Assembly from the Bharatiya Janata Party since 2012.
Filipe Nery Rodrigues is an Indian politician,businessman and civil engineer who was elected to the Goa Legislative Assembly,representing the Velim Assembly constituency in the 1999,2002,2007,and 2017 elections as a member of the Indian National Congress. In July 2019 he was one of ten Indian National Congress members who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Third Manohar Parrikar Ministry is the Council of Ministers in Goa Legislative Assembly headed by Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar. Manohar Parrikar was sworn in as the 10th Chief Minister of Goa state and his government won the vote of confidence in the Goa Legislative Assembly on 16 March 2017. His government won the vote of confidence with the support of 22 MLAs in the 40-member Goa Legislative Assembly. During the trust vote,Parrikar was supported by the 12 MLAs of the Bharatiya Janata Party,3 MLAs of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party,3 MLAs of the Goa Forward Party,3 Independent MLAs and the sole MLA of the Nationalist Congress Party.
Laxmikant Shetgaonkar is an Indian film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his critically acclaimed Konkani films,Paltadacho Munis and Baga Beach.
Caetano Rossario "Caitu" Silva is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Goa Legislative Assembly from Benaulim in the 2012 Goa Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Goa Vikas Party. He joined Indian National Congress in April 2019.
Legislative Assembly elections were held in Goa on 14 February 2022 to elect 40 members of the Eighth Goa Legislative Assembly. The votes were counted and the results were declared on 10 March 2022.
The Seventh Goa Assembly was the unicameral legislature of the state of Goa in western India. It consists of 40 members. In charge of the budget,the Assembly appropriates money for social programs,agricultural development,infrastructure development,etc. It was also responsible for proposing and levying taxes.
Ambelim is a large village that's located within the Salcete taluka and falls under the South Goa district. It shares its border with Velim and Assolna villages. The village has a predominant population from the fishing and scheduled tribe communities and has a population of about 3500 residents in seven wards.
