Ganesh Gaonkar Files Nomination for Speaker Post; BJP–MGP Alliance Confident of Victory

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PANAJI: Sanvordem MLA Ganesh Gaonkar filed his nomination for the post of Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly, with Chief Minister Pramod Sawant asserting that the ruling alliance is “united and will win” the election scheduled for September 25.

Gaonkar’s candidature has received strong backing from the BJP’s alliance partner Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) and three Independent MLAs. Several BJP ministers and MLAs accompanied him to the Assembly complex as he filed his papers.

MGP leader and Minister Sudin Dhavalikar exuded confidence that the BJP–MGP alliance would secure a

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