The Eighth Goa Assembly (term : 2022-present) is the

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legislature of the state of

Goa Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the ...

in western

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. It consists of 40 members. It is in-charge of the budget, the Assembly appropriates money for social programs, agricultural development, infrastructure development, etc. It is also responsible for proposing and levying taxes. The Assembly meets in the Goa State Legislative Assembly Complex in Porvorim,

Bardez ''Bardez'' ( kok, Bardes; pt, Bardes; IPA: ) is a ''taluka'' of the North Goa district in the Indian state of Goa. It was a ''concelho'' in the Portuguese State of India before 1961. Etymology The name is credited to the Saraswat Br ...

History

Elections

In July 2022, the ruling BJP's MLA

Joshua D'Souza Joshua Peter De Souza (born 12 November 1988) is an Indian politician residing in Mapusa, Goa, and was elected to the Goa Legislative Assembly in the by-election in 2019 as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. On 22nd July 2022 he was elected ...

was elected for the post of the Deputy Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly, with 25 votes.

Defections

On 14 September 2022, 8 Congress MLAs switched party and joined BJP after a successful

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. Former Chief Minister of Goa

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, along with 7 other Congress MLAs joined

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History

Elections

Defections

Composition

March 2022 - September 2022

September 2022 - to present

Members of Legislative Assembly

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