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Politics of Goa
Overview
The key political players in Goa state in Western India are the Bharatiya Janata Party, Indian National Congress, Aam Aadmi Party, Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party, Goa Forward Party and Revolutionary Goans Party. It also has the presence of Nationalist Congress Party, Shiv Sena (2022–present) and Trinamool Congress.
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Goa is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region. It is geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats.
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the world's seventh-largest country by area and its most populous.
The Bharatiya Janata Party is a Hindu nationalist political party in India, sitting on the right-wing to far-right of the political spectrum; it is one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress.
The Indian National Congress (INC), also known as the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a big tent political party in India. It is one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Bharatiya Janata Party, and the oldest party in India.
The Aam Aadmi Party is a political party in India founded by Arvind Kejriwal and his then-allies on 26 November 2012.
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.
Goa Forward Party (GFP) is a regional political party in the western coastal Indian state of Goa, led by Vijai Sardesai. The GFP fielded four candidates in the 2017 Goa Assembly election and won three seats.
The Revolutionary Goans Party (RGP) is a regional party in the Indian state of Goa. It was first founded as a non-governmental organization on 3 March 2017 under the name Revolutionary Goans (RG).
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What is Politics of Goa?
The key political players in Goa state in Western India are the Bharatiya Janata Party, Indian National Congress, Aam Aadmi Party, Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party, Goa Forward Party and Revolutionary Goans Party. It also has the presence of Nationalist Congress Party, Shiv Sena (2022–present) and Trinamool Congress.
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The main concepts connected to Politics of Goa include Goa, India, Bharatiya Janata Party, Indian National Congress, Aam Aadmi Party, Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party, Goa Forward Party, Revolutionary Goans Party. Each is linked on the map above with its own summary.
Which exams cover Politics of Goa?
Politics of Goa is part of State Studies, which appears in the syllabus of Goa PSC.