Rane to present vote-on-account tomorrow

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 19:29 [IST]

Panaji, Mar 6 (UNI) Chief Minister Pratapsinh Rane will present a four-month vote-on-account tomorrow in the Goa Legislative Assembly.

The five-day Budget Session, which began yesterday, is the last session of the present House as its term ends in May end. The new government will present the full budget.

In the 40-member House, the Congress has 18 members and is supported by two NCP members, one independent and an MGP member. The BJP has 15 members and is backed by the lone UGDP member Mathanhy Saldanha who was stripped of his right to vote and participate in debates following a High Court directive after he was disqualified by the Speaker. A BJP member, Babu Azgaonkar, had quit to become a minister in the Rane government.

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Topics: ASSEMBLY-GOA-BUDGET

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