Government of Goa

Government of Goa
Executive
Governor Mridula Sinha
Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar
Legislature
Assembly
Judiciary
High Court Bombay High Court

The Government of Goa has a unicameral legislature consisting of a forty-member Legislative Assembly, headed by a Chief Minister who wields the executive power. The ruling government consists of the party or coalition garnering the most seats in the state elections and enjoying the support of a simple majority of the House. The governor is appointed by the President of India.

History

The governor's role is largely ceremonial, but plays a crucial role when it comes to deciding who should form the next government or in suspending the legislature as has happened in the recent past. After having stable governance for nearly thirty years up to 1990, Goa is now notorious for its political instability having seen fourteen governments in the span of the fifteen years between 1990 and 2005.[1] In March 2005 the assembly was dissolved by the governor and President's Rule was declared, which suspended the legislature. A by-election in June 2005 saw the Congress coming back to power after winning three of the five seats that went to polls. The Congress party and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are the two largest parties in the state. In the assembly pole of 2007, Congress-led coalition won and started ruling the state.[2] Other parties include the United Goans Democratic Party, the Nationalist Congress Party and the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party.[3]

In the 2012 election the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) defeated the Indian National Congress government in Goa, led by Chief Minister Digambar Kamat. The election was won by the BJP-Maharashtrawadi Gomantak alliance which won 24 seats in the 40-seat assembly. The Bharatiya Janata Party won 21 seats, while the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party won 3 seats. Manohar Parrikar, leader of the BJP, was sworn in as Chief Minister of Goa on 9 March 2012.

List of Ministers After 2017 Assembly elections

In 2017, the Bharatiya Janata Party formed a coalition government with its 13 MLAs, 3 MLAs from Goa Forward Party, 3 MLAs from Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party and 3 Independents.

On 12 March 2017, Manohar Parrikar took oath as Chief Minister of Goa along with the following ministers:[4]

Name Portfolio Political Party
Manohar Parrikar
  • Chief Minister
  • Home
  • Finance
  • Personnel
  • General Administration
  • Vigilance
  • Transport [5]
Bharatiya Janata Party
Vishwajit Pratapsingh Rane Health and Family Welfare Bharatiya Janata Party
Vijai Sardesai Town and Country Planning Goa Forward Party
Sudin Dhavalikar Public Works Department Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
Francis D'Souza Urban development Bharatiya Janata Party
Manohar Ajgaonkar Tourism Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
Rohan Khaunte Revenue Independent
Pandurang Madkaikar Power Bharatiya Janata Party
Govind Gaude Art and Culture Independent
Vinoda Paliencar Water Resources Goa Forward Party
Jayesh Salgaonkar Housing Goa Forward Party

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Odds stacked against Parrikar, Anil Sastry, The Hindu, 2005-01-31, verified 2005-04-02
  2. ↑ Banerjee, Sanjay (6 June 2007). "Congress set to rule Goa again". Indiatimes.com. Times Internet Limited. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
  3. ↑ North Goa District Website, Panaji Goa http://northgoa.nic.in
  4. ↑ http://indianexpress.com/article/india/manohar-parrikar-swearing-in-ceremony-goa-takes-oath-nine-mlas-bjp-floor-test-congress-4568822/
  5. ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/goa-cm-parrikar-allots-portfolios-to-ministerial-colleagues/articleshow/57732906.cms


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