Third Manohar Parrikar Ministry is the

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in Goa Legislative Assembly headed by

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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 ...

was sworn in as the 10th Chief Minister of Goa state and his government won the

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in the Goa Legislative Assembly on 16 March 2017. His government won the

with the support of 22 MLAs in the 40-member Goa Legislative Assembly. During the trust vote, Parrikar was supported by the 12 MLAs of the

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(

MLA Sidharth Kuncalienker did not vote since he was the pro tem Speaker), 3 MLAs of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party, 3 MLAs of the Goa Forward Party, 3

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MLAs and the sole MLA of the

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chaired the first meeting of his third Ministry on 17 March 2017. The third

Ministry consists of

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drawn from the

, Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party, Goa Forward Party and also an

. The cabinet dissolved on 17 March 2019 after the death of

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 constituency in the Goa Legislative Assembly and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is an a ...

serving Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly was sworn in as Chief Minister of Goa.

Council of Ministers

The following is the list of the third

Ministry.

Former Members

* Francis Dsouza *

Pandurang Madkaikar Pandurang Arjun Madkaikar is an Indian politician and a former Minister in the Government of Goa. He is member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Madkaikar is a former member of the Goa Legislative Assembly from the Cumbarjua constituency in North Go ...

Reshuffle

On 24 September 2018, a

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led to the removal of

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and

from the Cabinet. Both had been ill and hospitalised during the reshuffle. Since 25 July 2018, the portfolios allocated to them were being looked after by

. The reshuffle caused the induction of Milind Naik and Nilesh Cabral into the Ministry.

List of ministers (by date)

In March 2017, the

formed a coalition government with its 14 MLAs, 3 Goa Forward Party MLAs, 3 Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party MLAs, and 3 Independents MLAs.

Second Council of Ministers (24 September 2018–18 March 2019)

Since 19 March 2019

* First Pramod Sawant ministry

References

External links

Goa Council Of Ministers
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