Goa Vikas Party
Goa Vikas Party | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | GVP |
| Leader | Francisco Pacheco |
| President | Viola Pacheco |
| Founder | Sitaram Bandodkar |
| Headquarters | Porvorim, Goa[1] |
| ECI Status | Registered Unrecognised Party[1] |
| Alliance | National Democratic Alliance |
The Goa Vikas Party (GVP) is a regional political party from Goa, India, led by Francisco Pacheco.[2] The GVP was founded by late Sitaram Bandodkar,[3] and the current president is Francisco Pacheco's partner Viola Pacheco.[4][5] It was revived by Pacheco, who left the Nationalist Congress Party and joined the GVP ahead of the 2012 Goa Legislative Assembly election.[6] It is a part of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[7] It is a part of the ruling coalition in Goa, the other members being the BJP and Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party.[2] The GVP has two members in the Goa Legislative Assembly: Pacheco from Nuvem and Caetano Silva from Benaulim.[8]
Three daughters of GVP founder Sitaram Bandodkar lodged a complaint in the Election Commission of India during the takeover of the party by Pacheco, alleging that they were not consulted during the revivification.[6] The GVP contested on nine seats and got 3.5 percent of the total votes in the 2012 Goa elections.[9] In November 2014, Pacheco was inducted as a minister in the state cabinet; the step was seen as a "thank you" to the GVP for its support to the BJP in the 2014 Indian general election.[2] However, Pacheco resigned from the post in April 2015 after getting convicted by the Supreme Court of India for assaulting a government official.[10] Caetano Silva raised his claim for the vacant ministerial berth,[11] and later termed the GVP as a "one-man political organisation", saying that he feels like a "independent member of the GVP".[12]
References
- 1 2 "Election Commission of India – Notification" (PDF). New Delhi: Election Commission of India. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Goa Vikas Party supremo to lend colour to new cabinet". The Times of India. Panaji. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ↑ "Goa Vikas Party Announces Support To BJP-MGP Combine". Panaji: India TV. Press Trust of India. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ↑ "Mickky opens offices at Loutulim, Nuvem". Margao: O Heraldo. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ↑ "Mickky yet to contact Viola, buddies clueless". Paniji: O Heraldo. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- 1 2 "Pacheco joins Goa Vikas Party". The Hindu. Panaji. 1 January 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ↑ Adnan Farooqui & E. Sridharan (2014): Is the Coalition Era Over in Indian Politics?, The Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ↑ "Sixth Legislative Assembly of the State of Goa". goavidhansabha.gov.in. Goa Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General election, 2012 to the legislative assembly of Goa" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ↑ "Goa minister who slapped government servant resigns". Daily Mail. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ↑ "Caitu stakes claim for ministerial berth". Margao: O Heraldo. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ↑ "Missing an agenda and purpose of being". O Heraldo. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.