His party became victorious once again after the BJP and allies won 24 seats against Congress's 9 seats in the Goa Assembly Elections held in March 2012. BJP showed an impressive performance in 2014 General Elections and won both the Lok Sabha seats in Goa.
Manohar Parrikar was reluctant to leave Goa and move to Delhi, by his own admission. But Prime Minister Narendra Modi had high regard for Parrikar's abilities and persuaded him to join the Central Government.
He was sworn-in as Cabinet Minister for Defence in November 2014 in the first expansion of Modi's ministerial council, and his entry into the parliament was facilitated by choosing him as the party's candidate for elected Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh.
