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Pramod Sawant to face floor test in Goa Assembly today: New CM says 'confident of proving majority'
•Exuding confidence of proving majority in the house, Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant said that he has the support of 21 legislators and will pass the floor test in the Assembly on Wednesday.
Pramod Sawant takes over as Goa chief minister; two deputy CMs and 11 ministers also sworn in
Fp Staff •Shortly before the clock struck 2 am Tuesday, Pramod Pandurang Sawant, 45, Goa’s Speaker until that moment, took over as the state’s new chief minister succeeding Manohar Parrikar who died less than 48 hours ago.
After Manohar Parrikar's funeral, Amit Shah says BJP in talks with Goa allies over new CM, will stake claim to form govt soon
•Shah was in Goa to attend the funeral of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who died at 63 on Sunday after battling pancreatic cancer. The BJP president also met local party leaders in a hotel in Panaji along with Union minister Nitin Gadkari.
Pramod Sawant, Vishwajit Rane frontrunners for Goa CM’s post; MGP’s Sudin Dhavalikar seeks recognition for ‘sacrifices’
Fp Staff •Even before the demise of Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar on Sunday, there was uncertainty in the state government due to his prolonged illness.
Amit Shah to hold meeting with Goa BJP leaders today; plans to discuss portfolio distribution, alliance with MGP, GFP
Fp Staff •BJP president Amit Shah has called a meeting of Goa BJP leaders, in order to prevent any political crisis in Goa after the Congress staked claim to power in the absence of Manohar Parrikar, who is hospitalised in AIIMS, Delhi
Manohar Parrikar to fly to Delhi for treatment, expresses inability to work as Goa CM; BJP explores options
Fp Staff •Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar, who was admitted to a hospital in Candolim on Thursday, will be moved to New Delhi on Saturday for further treatment at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
Congress to seek President Ram Nath Kovind's intervention in appointing 'full time' Goa CM
•The Congress on Tuesday said it has decided to sought President Ram Nath Kovind's intervention in appointing a "full-time" chief minister in Goa, as incumbent Manohar Parrikar is undergoing treatment in the United States since March this year.
Manohar Parrikar will return to Goa by end of June, says Goa transport minister Sudin Dhavalikar
•Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar, who is unwell and undergoing treatment in the US since 7 March, will return home by the end of June, state Transport Minister Sudin Dhavalikar said on Tuesday.
Goa government to file review petition against Supreme Court mining ban order after nod from Manohar Parrikar
•The Goa government will file a review petition against the Supreme Court order of February this year quashing the second renewal of iron ore mining leases given to 88 companies in Goa in 2015, which brought the mining industry in the coastal state to a halt.
Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar to undergo further treatment, leaves for US by special flight from Mumbai
•Ailing Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar left for the US on Tuesday night for further treatment from Mumbai where he was admitted at Lilavati Hospital.