Goa Chief Minister

Goa CM Pramod Sawant in home isolation after testing positive for coronavirus

On Tuesday, Sawant held a meeting via video conference with officers in charge of COVID-19 care centers in Goa

Coronavirus Outbreak: Goa government extends support to Nafisa Ali after actor voiced concern over medicines during lockdown

Nafisa Ali is stranded in the coastal state of Goa since lockdown was announced to contain coronavirus

Goa govt to file review petition in SC in mining case; Pramod Sawant announces Rs 5,000 per month for section of workers

The Goa government will file a review petition before the Supreme Court over its 2018 order quashing 88 mining leases in the state, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant told the Assembly on Tuesday

Goa LIVE News and Updates: Pramod Sawant says he 'welcomes' support from rebel Congress MLAs to 'strengthen' state govt

Goa LIVE News and Updates: Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant, who on Wednesday accepted at least 10 rebel Congress MLAs into the BJP, said, 'They have supported me to strengthen the state government and I welcome it."

Congress would never allow booth-level worker to become the Chief Minister, says Goa CM Pramod Sawant

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Sunday said that the Congress will never allow a common worker like him to rise to the post of chief minister of a state, which is possible only in his party BJP.

Shiv Sena accuses BJP of political drama after Goa CM's death, says party didn't even wait for 'Parrikar's ashes to cool down'

In a scathing attack on the political drama between the BJP and its allies in Goa over the leadership issue, the Shiv Sena on Wednesday dubbed it as a terrible state of democracy, saying they did not even wait for late chief minister Manohar Parrikar's ashes to cool down.

BJP wins floor test in Goa Assembly: Pramod Sawant secure in CM's seat with support of 20 MLAs; 15 oppose move

The floor test in the Goa Assembly was necessitated after Pramod Sawant took oath as the new chief minister of the state early on Tuesday.

Goa Floor Test LIVE updates: BJP passes test, Pramod Sawant secure in CM's seat with support of 20 MLAs

Goa Floor Test LIVE updates: New Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant has won the confidence motion with support of 20 MLAs. This means that BJP has passed the floor test at the Goa Assembly. Fifteen of the 35 MLAs in the Assembly had opposed the move.

Pramod Sawant is new Goa CM: Tasked with keeping an alliance govt afloat, Sawant is a Parrikar loyalist with strong RSS ties

Pramod Sawant holds a Bachelor's Degree in Ayurveda, Medicine and Surgery from Ganga Education Society's Ayurvedic College in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra.

Manohar Parrikar passes away: Shooter Tejaswini Sawant recalls meeting late Goa CM who turned her career around

When Tejaswini Sawant was in urgent need of financial help to participate in a shooting world championship in Germany, Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar came as her ray of hope