Manohar Parrikar: "Repeat of 2012 assembly elections". Panaji, Aug. 28 (PTI): The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday won the by-elections to two assembly seats in Goa, with Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar emerging victorious from Panaji and health minister Vishwajit Rane from Valpoi. Chodankar, a senior leader of the Goa Congress, is a close aide of party vice-president Rahul Gandhi. It's a repeat of the 2012 assembly elections,” he said, attributing the result to his performance and connection with the people. The Congress has 16 members, Goa Forward Party and Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party three each, Nationalist Congress Party one, while three are independent.

Source: The Telegraph August 28, 2017 06:48 UTC