The Government of Goa is a

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created by the

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and has executive, legislative and judicial authority 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 ...

. It is headquartered in

Panaji Panaji (; also known as Panjim) is the capital of the Indian state of Goa and the headquarters of North Goa district. Previously, it was the territorial capital of the former Portuguese India. It lies on the banks of the Mandovi river estuary ...

, the

capital city A capital city or capital is the municipality holding primary status in a country, state, province, Department (country subdivision), department, or other subnational entity, usually as its seat of the government. A capital is typically a city ...

of Goa.

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 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. In March 2005, the assembly was dissolved by the governor and

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was declared, which suspended the legislature. A

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in June 2005 saw the Congress coming back to power after winning three of the five seats that went to the polls. The

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(INC) and the

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...

(BJP) are the two largest parties in the state. In the assembly pole of 2007, a Congress-led coalition won and started ruling the state. Other parties include the

United Goans Democratic Party United Goans Democratic Party (UGDP) is one of two formerly dominant political parties in the Indian state of Goa. UGDP has its base amongst the Christian part of the population. It was founded in 1983 by Churchill Alemao. In Goa, the UGDP is h ...

, the

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and the

Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party ( MGP) was Goa's first ruling party after the end of Portuguese rule in Goa in 1961. In the first elections held after the Annexation of Goa by India, it ascended to power in December 1963 and stayed in power t ...

. In the 2012 election, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) defeated the Indian National Congress government in Goa, led by CM

Digambar Kamat Digambar Kamat (born 8 March 1954) is an Indian politician. He was the Chief Minister of Goa from 2007 to 2012. Manohar Parikar succeeded him after his term as the Chief Minister of Goa. From 2006 to 2019, he was the president of Swimming Fede ...

. 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 Manohar Parrikar (born Manohar Gopalkrishna Prabhu Parrikar; 13 December 1955 – 17 March 2019) was an Indian politician and leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party who served as Chief Minister of Goa from 14 March 2017 until his death. Previous ...

, leader of the BJP, was sworn in as Chief Minister of Goa on 9 March 2012. After Parrikar died from

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in March 2019, he was succeeded by

Pramod Sawant Pramod Sawant (born 24 April 1973) is an Indian politician and the 11th and current Chief Minister of Goa. Sawant represents the Sanquelim (Goa Assembly constituency), Sanquelim constituency in the Goa Legislative Assembly and is a member of th ...

as the CM.

Head Leaders

Executive branches

Governor

Goa Council of Ministers

Legislative branch

Administrative and Political divisions

Administrative

Districts of Goa The Indian state of Goa is divided into two districts: North Goa and South Goa. Administrative structure North Goa is further divided into three subdivisions — Panaji, Mapusa, and Bicholim; and five ''talukas'' — Tis ...

Talukas of Goa Goa is divided into 2 districts: North Goa and South Goa, which are further divided into 12 talukas. Tehsils/talukas present in North Goa: * Bardez * Bicholim * Pernem * Sattari * Tiswadi * Ponda Tehsils/talukas present in South Goa: * ...

List of cities and towns in Goa This is a list of cities and towns in Goa. Goa is a state located in the south-western region of India; It is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Goa is one of India's richest states with a GDP per capita t ...

Political

List of constituencies of Goa Legislative Assembly The Goa Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Goa. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Porvorim. The term of the Legislative Assembly is five years, unless dissolved earlier. Presently, it comp ...

North Goa (Lok Sabha constituency) North Goa Lok Sabha constituency (formerly, Panaji Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the two Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Goa state in western India along with South Goa. Assembly Segments Presently, North Goa Lok Sabha parliament ...

South Goa (Lok Sabha constituency) South Goa Lok Sabha constituency (Mormugao prior to 2008) is one of two Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Goa in western India along with North Goa. Assembly segments Presently, South Goa Lok Sabha constituency comprises 20 Vidhan S ...

History

Head Leaders

Executive branches

Governor

Goa Council of Ministers

Legislative branch

Administrative and Political divisions

Administrative

Political

State insignias

Elections

Politics

See also

Notes

References

External links