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*** BJP-led alliance stakes claim to form govt in Goa (The Times of India) Goa Democratic Alliance staked its claim to form a government, a day after the Congress-led ministry was reduced to a minority. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/BJP-led_alliance_stakes_claim_to_form_govt_in_Goa/rssarticleshow/2239539.cms *** BJP ready to line up legislators in Goa (Gulf Times) NEW DELHI: Eager to claim power in Goa, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) yesterday said it would parade its MLAs before the governor to prove its support, but the ruling Congress, reduced to a minority, insisted it still had the constitutional right to attempt to save its government. http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=163444&version=1&template_id=40&parent_id=22 *** Goa: BJP-led alliance stakes claim to form govt (rediff.com) The BJP-led political formation, comprising MGP, Save Goa Front, United Goans Democratic Party and independent legislator Anil Salgaoncar, enjoys majority support. http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2007/jul/27goa4.htm *** GDA shifts MLAs outside Goa (NDTV) In a bid to keep its flock from poaching, the BJP-led Goa Democratic Alliance (GDA) has shifted majority of its legislators to an undisclosed destination outside Goa. http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20070020538 *** Goa Democratic Alliance leaders call on Jamir (The Hindu) PANAJI: Leaders of the newly formed Goa Democratic Alliance (GDA) called on Governor S.C. Jamir on Friday, immediately after his arrival here from New Delhi, to demand the dismissal of the "Congress-led alliance Government in ... http://www.thehindu.com/2007/07/28/stories/2007072862501600.htm *** Goa football gets richer purse to bank on (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News) The Goa Professional League, arguably the best competitive league in the country with four National Football League (NFL) teams in their midst, got richer today. An increase of Rs 1.5 lakh in prize money for this year's league that begins on August 1, as announced by league promoters Procam International's joint managing director Vivek Singh, would now total up the stakes to Rs 5.5 lakh. With ... http://in.sports.yahoo.com/070727/48/6iq2e.html *** BJP may parade Goa MLAs to Rashtrapati Bhavan (IBN via Yahoo! India News) The BJP, which is gearing up to form the government in Goa in the event of a fall of the Congress Government, said it is planning to parade its supporting MLAs to the Rashtrapati Bhavan to prove its majority. http://in.news.yahoo.com/070727/211/6ipb7.html *** GDA demands Goa Governor to dismiss Congress-led govt (ANI via Yahoo! India News) Panaji, July 27 (ANI): The newly formed Goa Democratic Alliance (GDA), led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), today met Goa Governor S C Jamir, and demanded the dismissal of the Digambar Kamat-led government. The GDA headed by the Opposition leader Manohar Parrikar met the Governor as soon as he returned from Delhi today. After the meeting, Parrikar said that he asked the Governor to dismiss ... http://in.news.yahoo.com/070727/139/6ipnw.html *** In Goa, Congress pulls out all stops to halt BJP (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News) With the Digambar Kamat Government in Goa reduced to a minority and barely managing to stay alive for Monday's Assembly session, the focus has now shifted to the Raj Bhavan following Governor S C Jamir's return from Delhi on Friday. The Congress MLAs demanded that Jamir suspend the Assembly as the BJP and its allies were reportedly offering huge amounts of money to ruling party MLAs to get them ... http://in.news.yahoo.com/070727/48/6iq2h.html *** BJP ready to line up Goa MLAs, Congress clutching on (Lead) (Calcutta News) Eager to claim power in Goa, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday said it would parade its MLAs before the governor to prove its support, but the ruling Congress, reduced to a minority, insisted it still had the constitutional right to attempt to save its government. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/268651 Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
