Panaji: Goa’s new Chief Minister Pramod Sawant shall face floor test on Wednesday. He has to prove majority in the house today with Congress claiming that they do not have the necessary majority.
He took oath as the new CM of Goa within hours of demise of Manohar Parrikar. Mr Sawant’s oath took place at a hastily convened ceremony at the Raj Bhavan. In an unprecedented move the new CM got two deputies for the sea side state.
The government claims majority with the support of 21 MLAs–12 from the BJP, three each of allies Goa Forward Party (GFP) and Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) and three Independents.
The strength of the 40-member House has been reduced to 36 following the death of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and BJP MLA Francis D’Souza and resignations of two Congress MLAs Subhash Shirodkar and Dayanand Sopte.
The Congress, which is the single largest party with 14 MLAs, had also staked claim to form the government. There is also an NCP legislator in the House.
The Chief Minister said his priority was to complete all the projects undertaken by Parrikar, who passed away on Sunday after battling pancreatic cancer.
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