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'''Goa Rajiv Congress Party''', was a splinter group of [[Indian National Congress]] in [[Goa]]. GRCP was founded in 1998 by [[Wilfred de Souza]].<ref>http://m.rediff.com/news/1999/jul/16goa.htm</ref><ref>http://eci.nic.in/archive/ge1999/parties/state/grcp.htm</ref><ref>http://www.goanews.com/news_disp.php?newsid=1829</ref><ref>http://m.goanews.com/news_details.php?id=780</ref> It formed a coalition state government with [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) and [[Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party]], with de Souza as Chief Minister.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalgoa.com/eg_disp.php?typ=eg&cid=17 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-07-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714210300/http://www.digitalgoa.com/eg_disp.php?typ=eg&cid=17 |archivedate=2014-07-14 }}</ref><ref>http://www.goanews.com/news_disp.php?newsid=1829</ref> In the split from INC de Souza took with him several local branches of the Congress party and the entire Youth Congress and National Students Union of India (Congress student wing) branches in the state. | '''Goa Rajiv Congress Party''', was a splinter group of [[Indian National Congress]] in [[Goa]]. GRCP was founded in 1998 by [[Wilfred de Souza]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://m.rediff.com/news/1999/jul/16goa.htm|title = Rediff on the NeT:Opposition in Goa pins its hopes on rebellion in Cong}}</ref><ref>http://eci.nic.in/archive/ge1999/parties/state/grcp.htm</ref><ref>http://www.goanews.com/news_disp.php?newsid=1829</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://m.goanews.com/news_details.php?id=780|title = Willy fields Delhi lawyer for RS seat}}</ref> It formed a coalition state government with [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) and [[Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party]], with de Souza as Chief Minister.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalgoa.com/eg_disp.php?typ=eg&cid=17 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-07-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714210300/http://www.digitalgoa.com/eg_disp.php?typ=eg&cid=17 |archivedate=2014-07-14 }}</ref><ref>http://www.goanews.com/news_disp.php?newsid=1829</ref> In the split from INC de Souza took with him several local branches of the Congress party and the entire Youth Congress and National Students Union of India (Congress student wing) branches in the state. | ||
Ahead of the Goa assembly elections 1999 GRCP launched 14 candidates, out of whom two were elected ([[Wilfred de Souza]] and [[Francis D'Souza (Indian politician)|Francis D'Souza]]). In total the party received 36 570 votes. Shortly after the elections GRCP merged with [[Nationalist Congress Party]].<ref>http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2002-05-03/news/27345221_1_goa-ncp-nationalist-congress-party-congress-leaders</ref> | Ahead of the Goa assembly elections 1999 GRCP launched 14 candidates, out of whom two were elected ([[Wilfred de Souza]] and [[Francis D'Souza (Indian politician)|Francis D'Souza]]). In total the party received 36 570 votes. Shortly after the elections GRCP merged with [[Nationalist Congress Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2002-05-03/news/27345221_1_goa-ncp-nationalist-congress-party-congress-leaders|title=Business News Today: Read Latest Business news, India Business News Live, Share Market & Economy News}}</ref> | ||
Francis de Souza left NCP to rejoin the INC November 5 same year.<ref>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Willy-says-Tulio-can-contest-from-any-other-party/articleshow/11493346.cms</ref> He later joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]. | Francis de Souza left NCP to rejoin the INC November 5 same year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Willy-says-Tulio-can-contest-from-any-other-party/articleshow/11493346.cms|title = Assembly elections 2012 | Goa News - Times of India}}</ref> He later joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]. | ||
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Goa Rajiv Congress Party, was a splinter group of Indian National Congress in Goa. GRCP was founded in 1998 by Wilfred de Souza.[1][2][3][4] It formed a coalition state government with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party, with de Souza as Chief Minister.[5][6] In the split from INC de Souza took with him several local branches of the Congress party and the entire Youth Congress and National Students Union of India (Congress student wing) branches in the state.
Ahead of the Goa assembly elections 1999 GRCP launched 14 candidates, out of whom two were elected (Wilfred de Souza and Francis D'Souza). In total the party received 36 570 votes. Shortly after the elections GRCP merged with Nationalist Congress Party.[7]
Francis de Souza left NCP to rejoin the INC November 5 same year.[8] He later joined BJP.
References
- ↑ "Rediff on the NeT:Opposition in Goa pins its hopes on rebellion in Cong".
- ↑ http://eci.nic.in/archive/ge1999/parties/state/grcp.htm
- ↑ http://www.goanews.com/news_disp.php?newsid=1829
- ↑ "Willy fields Delhi lawyer for RS seat".
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ http://www.goanews.com/news_disp.php?newsid=1829
- ↑ "Business News Today: Read Latest Business news, India Business News Live, Share Market & Economy News".
- ↑ "Assembly elections 2012 | Goa News - Times of India".