Rajesh Tulshidas Patnekar is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Patnekar is a member of the Goa Legislative Assembly from the Bicholim constituency in North Goa. His wife Aruna Patnekar is a high school teacher in St. Mary's Convent High School, Mapusa. He was re-elected as an MLA in the 2017 Vidhan Sabha Election.He previously held the seat from 2002-2007 and 2007-2012. Read More
Goa Assembly Speaker Rajesh Patnekar on Tuesday disallowed a plea moved by 10 opposition legislators, for an adjournment motion to discuss the perils faced by Goa in the face of attempts made by Karnataka to divert the waters of the Mhadei river and ...
A united opposition will seek to move an adjournment motion to discuss the ongoing Mhadei interstate water sharing dispute, when the state assembly convenes for a day-long session on Tuesday, leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat said on Monday, after ...
BJP MLA Rajesh Patnekar was on Tuesday elected as Speaker of the Goa Assembly, defeating former Chief Minister Pratapsingh Rane of the Congress by 22-16 votes. ...