The swearing-in ceremony would be held at Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee stadium near at 11 am. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitaries, will attend the oath-taking ceremony, an official said.
In the recently concluded state Assembly polls, the BJP emerged as the single largest party in Goa, winning 20 seats in the 40-member state Assembly and decimated Congress to 11 seats.
Sitting Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has been elected as the leader of the legislative party and new CM of the state.
In the recently-held elections in Goa, BJP won the majority by bagging 20 of the total 40 seats. Three Independents and two MLAs of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) have already extended their support to BJP.
Pramod Sawant was handpicked by the BJP to head the government in Goa after the demise of Manohar Parrikar in 2019.
The BJP is likely to put its stamp on the name of Pramod Sawant as Goa CM, sources told India TV. The BJP had retained power in Goa winning 20 seats in just concluded Assembly election. The Congress managed to win just 11 seats.
The BJP has emerged as the single political party in the just held Goa Assembly polls, winning 20 of the 40 Assembly seats. The party enjoys the support of three Independents and two MGP MLAs.
The BJP has emerged as the single political party in the just held Goa Assembly polls, winning 20 of the 40 Assembly seats. The party enjoys the support of three Independents and two MGP MLAs.
Despite scoring a narrow victory, BJP's Panaji assembly candidate Atanasio Monserrate blamed the party's cadre and workers for unofficially supporting former Chief Minister late Manohar Parrikar's son Utpal over him.
Goa Assembly Election Results2022: Comfortably placed to retain power in Goa, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday said it will take a decision on staking claim to form the next government in the state after a meeting of its newly elected MLAs on Friday. Here's the full list of winning candidates.
Goa election results 2022: BJP is all set to form the government in the coastal state after winning the elections. 3 independents, 2 candidates of the MGP who have also won, have extended support to the saffron party.
Both the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress expressed confidence about getting a clear majority in the 40-member assembly, for which polls were held on February 14 and votes will be counted on March 10.
Voting will be held on Monday in all assembly seats in Goa and Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. Election officials said all arrangements have been made to conduct polling while following COVID-19 protocols.
BJP seems all set for the upcoming elections in Goa. Goa CM Pramod Sawant talked exclusively with India TV, where he said that Goa achieved a development of 50 years in just 5 years. Moreover, he also claimed that BJP will storm to power again in the upcoming polls with 22+ seats.
Goa assembly election will be held in single phase on February 14. The state has a total of 40 assembly seats.
After the 2017 Assembly polls, the BJP, despite winning only 13 seats in the 40-member House quickly stitched an alliance with the MGP and another regional outfit, Goa Forward Party (GFP), to form its government.
Responding to a query on whether he was indulging in "soft Hindutva" by visiting temples, the Aam Aadmi Party national convener said he visits temples because he is a Hindu and no one should have objections on it.
CM Pramod Sawant said he wanted leaders of national parties to come to Goa so that business (of the hotel industry and taxi operators) would grow.
Goa BJP unit president Sadanand Shet Tanavade ruled out any change of leadership in Goa.
Goa Chief Minister, Pramod Sawant on September 22 distributed COVID-19 relief to marginalised and unorganised sectors and ex-gratia financial assistance to the family of the victims of coronavirus. He said, "We've started distributing Rs 2 lakh each to families with low income and who lost a family member due to COVID-19. We are also giving Rs 5,000/person who suffered a loss in their traditional business due to COVID. This will benefit nearly 50,000 people."
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