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Pramod Sawant to continue as chief minister of Goa for second term

Press Trust of India • March 21, 2022, 20:42:25 IST
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On Monday evening, Sawant was unanimously elected the leader of BJP legislature party in Goa, clearing the way for him to take over as the chief minister for a second term

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Pramod Sawant to continue as chief minister of Goa for second term

Panaji: As he prepares to start a fresh innings as the Goa chief minister, Pramod Sawant has turned a new page in the state’s political history after leading the BJP to a victory in the Assembly polls, a development that shows the saffron party has come out of the shadow of its tall leader, late Manohar Parrikar. On Monday evening, Sawant, who considered Parrikar as his mentor, was unanimously elected the leader of BJP legislature party in Goa, clearing the way for him to take over as the chief minister for a second term. The BJP, in power in Goa since 2012, is starting its third straight term in office. The BJP under Sawant overcame anti-incumbency and resignations by some key figures, including Parrikar’s son, over ticket allocation, and put up its second best performance ever — winning 20 seats in the 40-member Assembly in multi-cornered fights in the 14 February polls. Sawant, who took over as chief minister for the first time in March 2019, brought the BJP tantalizingly close to the simple majority mark of 21, defying pre-poll predictions of a hung Assembly. He has now been rewarded with a second term in office by the BJP leadership with support for his incoming government coming from two MLAs of the regional outfit MGP and three Independent legislators. The BJP’s best performance till date had been 21 seats won by it in 2012 when Parrikar dominated Goa’s political scene. The 48-year-old politician is a three-time MLA from Sankhalim in North Goa. He was elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly when the BJP formed its government under the leadership of Parrikar in 2017. He was sworn in as the chief minister for the first time in March 2019 after the death of Parrikar. The Ayurveda medical practitioner is considered close to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and was pictured participating in an RSS event during his first term as the chief minister. Sawant was at the helm when the coastal state faced the COVID-19 pandemic along with other parts of the country. Sawant’s electoral career began in 2008 when he was fielded from the Sankhalim (then Pale) Assembly segment by the BJP, but he lost to Congress candidate Pratap Gauns. However, he managed to win the seat in 2012 when the BJP contested the elections under the leadership of Parrikar. That was the only time when the BJP won a majority on its own in the Assembly. He got re-elected in 2017 from Sankhalim and went on to become the Assembly Speaker before being chosen by the BJP, at the age of 46, to succeed Parrikar as the CM. In the 2022 polls, Sawant was elected with a margin of 666 votes against his nearest rival Dharmesh Saglani of the Congress. His wife, Sulakshana, is also an active BJP worker and associated with the party’s women’s wing in Goa. Read all the Latest News , Trending News , Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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