Goa Cabinet Reshuffle

Deputy Speaker of Goa Assembly Michael Lobo on Saturday resigned from the post, paving the way for his induction into the Pramod Sawant-led cabinet.

Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly Rajesh Patnekar today said the reshuffle of the state cabinet will have no bearing on the schedule of the monsoon session of the state legislature, which will commence from Monday.

Three of the 10 Congress lawmakers in Goa who switched to the BJP earlier this week have found a place in the cabinet as Chief Minister Pramod Sawant inducted four new ministers today. Chandrakant Kavlekar, the former leader of opposition, has been sworn in as deputy chief minister.

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said late on Friday night that he would reshuffle the cabinet on Saturday replacing four ministers and the swearing-in ceremony would be held at 3 pm.

Karnataka's year-old Congress-Janata Dal coalition government is on life support after yet another Independent lawmaker quit and pledged support to the BJP, taking the total number of resignations since last week to 15. Thirteen of them belong to the ruling Congress and the Janata Dal Secular. Earlier on Monday, another Independent, made minister a...

In a first, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has called a cabinet meeting at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi, where he is undergoing treatment for a pancreatic ailment. This is the first official meeting called by Mr Parrikar since he was admitted to AIIMS on September 15.

The Goa cabinet reshuffle has led to anger and frustration not just among Members of Legislative Assemblies or MLAs but also their supporters, some of whom have threatened to block water supply to half of the state, while a taxi drivers' body plans to go against the BJP.

Ailing Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar will continue to helm the state, but there will be a reshuffle of his ministers, BJP national president Amit Shah confirmed with a tweet today. The decision to rearrange the Goa cabinet was taken after the BJP allies refused to accept a Maharashtra Gomantak Party or MGP, an ally in the state, minister as M...

KJ Alphons, a bureaucrat who has joined Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government as Minister of State for Tourism and IT, said today that he would act like a "bridge" between the Christian community and the BJP

Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar today said the state cabinet's expansion and reshuffle hadbeen postponed and would be held after the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.

Laxmikant Parsekar, who had rebelled against his family to contest on a BJP ticket while fighting his first Assembly election in 1988, has reaped the reward for his loyalty to the party with his election as the Chief Minister of Goa.

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who is headed to Delhi this weekend to take up a cabinet berth at the Centre, had tears in his eyes on Friday evening, during his last Cabinet briefing in Porvorim, as he explained why leaving Goa is difficult for him.

While Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's expected shift to Delhi remains the headline of the Narendra Modi cabinet expansion likely on Sunday, other names of probable new minsters suggest a balancing act of regional aspirations and electoral considerations.

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, the man tipped to be the next Defence Minister, has assured that if he was indeed given the high profile portfolio, under him, the ministry will have a break from its scam-tainted past.

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar is likely to be the new Defence Minister when Prime Minister Narendra Modi expands his cabinet, sources say. The oath ceremony is expected to take place this Sunday.

Deputy Speaker of Goa Assembly Michael Lobo on Saturday resigned from the post, paving the way for his induction into the Pramod Sawant-led cabinet.

Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly Rajesh Patnekar today said the reshuffle of the state cabinet will have no bearing on the schedule of the monsoon session of the state legislature, which will commence from Monday.

Three of the 10 Congress lawmakers in Goa who switched to the BJP earlier this week have found a place in the cabinet as Chief Minister Pramod Sawant inducted four new ministers today. Chandrakant Kavlekar, the former leader of opposition, has been sworn in as deputy chief minister.

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said late on Friday night that he would reshuffle the cabinet on Saturday replacing four ministers and the swearing-in ceremony would be held at 3 pm.

Karnataka's year-old Congress-Janata Dal coalition government is on life support after yet another Independent lawmaker quit and pledged support to the BJP, taking the total number of resignations since last week to 15. Thirteen of them belong to the ruling Congress and the Janata Dal Secular. Earlier on Monday, another Independent, made minister a...

In a first, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has called a cabinet meeting at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi, where he is undergoing treatment for a pancreatic ailment. This is the first official meeting called by Mr Parrikar since he was admitted to AIIMS on September 15.

The Goa cabinet reshuffle has led to anger and frustration not just among Members of Legislative Assemblies or MLAs but also their supporters, some of whom have threatened to block water supply to half of the state, while a taxi drivers' body plans to go against the BJP.

Ailing Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar will continue to helm the state, but there will be a reshuffle of his ministers, BJP national president Amit Shah confirmed with a tweet today. The decision to rearrange the Goa cabinet was taken after the BJP allies refused to accept a Maharashtra Gomantak Party or MGP, an ally in the state, minister as M...

KJ Alphons, a bureaucrat who has joined Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government as Minister of State for Tourism and IT, said today that he would act like a "bridge" between the Christian community and the BJP

Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar today said the state cabinet's expansion and reshuffle hadbeen postponed and would be held after the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.

Laxmikant Parsekar, who had rebelled against his family to contest on a BJP ticket while fighting his first Assembly election in 1988, has reaped the reward for his loyalty to the party with his election as the Chief Minister of Goa.

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who is headed to Delhi this weekend to take up a cabinet berth at the Centre, had tears in his eyes on Friday evening, during his last Cabinet briefing in Porvorim, as he explained why leaving Goa is difficult for him.

While Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's expected shift to Delhi remains the headline of the Narendra Modi cabinet expansion likely on Sunday, other names of probable new minsters suggest a balancing act of regional aspirations and electoral considerations.

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, the man tipped to be the next Defence Minister, has assured that if he was indeed given the high profile portfolio, under him, the ministry will have a break from its scam-tainted past.

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar is likely to be the new Defence Minister when Prime Minister Narendra Modi expands his cabinet, sources say. The oath ceremony is expected to take place this Sunday.