Goa CM allots portfolios to nine ministers

Parrikar takes oath as Goa CM; to prove majority on Thursday
Parrikar takes oath as Goa CM; to prove majority on Thursday

PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today distributed portfolios among nine ministers, keeping crucial ones like Home for himself.

The exercise is done ahead of the presentation of State budget on March 24, and four days after Parrikar won the Supreme Court-mandated floor test in the Legislative Assembly.

While Parrikar has retained majority of portfolios including crucial ones like Home, Finance, and Education, he has allotted one each to nine ministers.

Former deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Francis D’Souza was given Urban Development portfolio while his party colleague Pandurang Madkaikar is assigned the charge of Power department.

Among the BJP’s allies, the Maharashtravadi Gomantak Party (MGP) MLA Sudin Dhavalikar was given the charge of the Public Works Department, which he had headed in the previous BJP Government headed by Laxmikant Parsekar.

Another MGP leader Manohar Asgaonkar will be the Minister of Tourism in the new set of things.

All three MLAs of another BJP ally, the Goa Forward Party (GFP) were also allotted ministries.

While GFP MLA Vijai Sardesai was allotted Town and Country Planning, his party colleagues Jayesh Salgaoncar and Vinod Palyekar will head the ministries of Housing and Water Resources, respectively. (AGENCIES)

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