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.
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.
Mormugao is a seaport city situated in the eponymous Mormugao taluka (municipality) of the South district,in the Goa state,India. It has a deep natural harbour and remains Goa's chief port.
This is a timeline of Goan history. It overlaps with the histories of other regions in South Asia,the Indian subcontinent,and colonial powers that influenced the region,including Portugal.
Morjim is a Census Town in Pernem,Goa,India. It is situated on the northern bank of the Chapora River estuary. It is home to a variety of birds and is a nesting site for Olive Ridley sea turtles. The village has become known as "Little Russia" because of the concentration of Russian immigrants living there.
The Sanatan Sanstha is a Hindu organization seeking Hindu nationalism in India. It is a non-government charitable trust founded in 1999 by hypnotherapist Dr Jayant Balaji Athavale. It is headquartered in Ramathi,Goa.
Francisco Casimiro Jerónimo Agnelo Pinto de Souza,better known as Francis D'Souza,was an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party who served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Goa. He had first unsuccessfully contested in the 1989 Goa Legislative Assembly election from the Mapusa Assembly constituency as an Independent candidate.
Laxmikant Yashwant Parsekar is an Indian politician who served as the Chief Minister of Goa,from 2014 to 2017. He was the member of the Goa Legislative Assembly from Mandrem constituency,and he belonged to the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is currently an Independent politician.
Vishnu Surya Naik Wagh was a poet,writer,dramatist,journalist,politician,management consultant,and trainer. He was a former member of the Legislative Assembly in Goa from 2012 to 2017 as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Owing to his fragile health,he had been on a break from his active career since 2016,until his death in 2019. His book,Sudhir Sukta,was a topic of much debate in 2017—2018 for its offensive language and content.
Vijai Sardesai is an Indian politician who is currently a member of the Goa Legislative Assembly representing the Fatorda constituency and belongs to the Goa Forward Party. He also served as Deputy Chief Minister of Goa in the Government of Goa,until his withdrawal from the cabinet of ministers on 13 July 2019.
Sheikh Hassan Haroon was an Indian politician. He was a five term member of the Goa Legislative Assembly representing the Mormugao Assembly constituency.
Dayanand Rayu Mandrekar is an Indian politician who served as a four-term member of the Goa Legislative Assembly,representing the Siolim constituency.
Ramesh Tawadkar is an Indian politician who serves as the Speaker and member of the Goa Legislative Assembly,representing the Canacona constituency. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Mahadev Naik is an Indian politician from the state of Goa. He was a MLA from the Shiroda,Goa,constituency.
Dilip Parulekar is an Indian Politician from the state of Goa. He is a two term member of the Goa Legislative Assembly representing the Saligao constituency. Parulekar was a Minister in the Laxmikant Parsekar led government in Goa and his portfolios included Women &Child Development,Tourism,Ports and Protocol.
The Goa Legislative Assembly election,2017 was held on February 4,2017 to elect the 40 members of the Seventh Goa Legislative Assembly,as the term of Sixth Legislative Assembly ended on March 18,2017. VVPAT-fitted EVMs was used in entire Goa state in the 2017 elections,which was the first time that an entire state in India saw the implementation of VVPAT.
Deepak Madhav Dhavalikar,also known as Deepak 'Pandurang' Dhavalikar,is an Indian politician from the state of Goa. He is a two-term member of the Goa Legislative Assembly representing the Priol constituency. He is president of MGP and has played key role in keeping the party alive in Goan politics. He was Minister in Goa Government for the period 2012–2016.
Laxmikant Parsekar Ministry was the Council of Ministers in Goa Legislative Assembly headed by Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar.
This is a list of minister from Manohar Parrikar cabinets starting from 9 March 2012 to 8 November 2014. Manohar Parrikar is the leader of Bharatiya Janata Party was sworn in the Chief Ministers of Goa in 9 March 2012.
Joshua Peter De Souza is an Indian politician residing in Mapusa,Goa,and was elected to the Goa Legislative Assembly in the by-election in 2019 as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. On 22 July 2022 he was elected as the Deputy Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly with a majority of 24-12 votes against Siolim Congress MLA Delilah Lobo.
