Jayesh Vidyadhar Salgaonkar is an Indian politician and member of 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 Mod ...
. Salgaonkar was a member of the
Goa Legislative Assembly from the
Saligao constituency in
North Goa district
North Goa district is one of the two districts that constitutes the state of Goa, India. The district has an area of , and is bounded by Kolhapur and Sindhudurg districts of Maharashtra state to the north and by Belgavi district of Karnataka ...
. He was the Minister of Ports, Rural Development Agency and Housing with Housing Board department in
Manohar Parrikar ministry. Salgaonkar was dropped from Pramod Sawant’s council of ministers after 10 Congress lawmakers joined the BJP in July 2019 and the BJP didn’t need Goa Forward's support.
In April 2021, Goa Forward left the NDA. By December 2021, rumors began circulating that Salgaonkar would be quitting Goa Forward to join the BJP. Stating that he has not acted to quell the rumours, GFP sent a show-cause notice to Salgaonkar. In response, Salgaonkar quit the Goa Forward Party and was inducted into the BJP. His entry into the BJP was met with strong opposition from a section of the BJP cadre.
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People from North Goa district
Goa Forward Party politicians
Living people
Goa MLAs 2017–2022
Goa politicians
Year of birth missing (living people)
Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Goa
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