Overcoming the anti-incumbency wave and showing that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has come out of the shadow of its tall leader, late Manohar Parrikar, a three-time MLA. Pramod Sawant takes oath as Chief Minister of Goa In the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior leaders for the second term on Monday.
An Ayurveda doctor, Pramod Sawant is a three-time MLA from Sankhalim in North Goa and Late Manohar ParrikarThe former Chief Minister of Goa, who was the favorite of the people, as his mentor.
About Pramod Sawant
Sawant, a mild-mannered politician who took over as chief minister for the first time in March 2019, led the BJP to victory in the recently concluded elections to the 40-member Goa Assembly, with the party bagging 20 seats defying the former. hung assembly election prediction
He took oath as the chief minister for the first time in March 2019 after Parrikar’s death. Sawant is considered close to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and was seen attending an RSS event during his first term as chief minister.
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Sawant’s electoral career began in 2008 when he was fielded by the BJP from the Sankhalim (erstwhile Yellow) assembly constituency, but lost to Congress candidate Pratap Gaons.
Sawant, however, managed to win the seat in 2012, when the BJP contested and won 21 seats under Manohar Parrikar’s leadership. This was the only time the BJP had secured a majority on its own in the assembly.
Sawant was re-elected from Sankhalim in 2017 and became the Speaker of the Assembly at the age of 46 before being elected by the BJP, succeeding Parrikar as CM. cancer death,
Sawant was at the helm when the coastal state faced the covid-19 pandemic along with other parts of the country.
BJP’s performance in Goa elections
While the BJP managed to get one seat short of the majority mark, the support of two MLAs and three independents from the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP), the oldest regional organization in the coastal state, gave the saffron party a comfortable position to stake. Gave. claim to form the government
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The BJP, which came to power in Goa since 2012, is now enjoying a third consecutive term. Sawant-led Kesar Party has managed not only to defeat other parties, but also in anti-incumbency and resignations over ticket allocation by some prominent personalities, including Parrikar’s son, and 20 in the recently concluded state elections. Won his second best performance. seats.
In the assembly elections held last month, Sawant won by a margin of 666 votes against his nearest rival Dharmesh Sagalani of the Congress. His wife Sulakshana Sawant is also an active BJP worker and is associated with the women’s wing of the party in Goa.
(with PTI inputs)
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