GG News Bureau
Panaji, 21st March. BJP leader Pramod Sawant was on Monday unanimously elected the leader of the BJP legislature party in Goa, paving the way for him to take over as the chief minister of Goa for a second term.
Pramod Sawant’s name for the CM post was finalized at a meeting of the newly elected BJP MLAs and top party leaders in Panaji on Monday evening.
BJP central observers Narendra Singh Tomar and L Murugan, Assembly election in-charge Devendra Fadnavis and the party’s state unit president, Sadanand Shet Tanavade also attended the meeting.
Dr Pramod Sawant would be the leader of the House, Narendra Singh Tomar told reporters after the meeting.
Tomar said that MLA Vishwajit Rane proposed Pramod Sawant’s name as the leader of the BJP legislature party. His proposal was seconded by other MLAs, including Mauvin Godinho and Rohan Khaunte.
Tomar further said that Pramod Sawant’s election was unanimous.
He said the BJP will now stake a claim to form the next government in Goa.
The Bharatiya Janata Party won 20 seats, just one short of majority in the 40-member Assembly, in the recently concluded polls. BJP has received support from two MLAs of the MGP and three independent legislators.
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