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    Home / News / Politics News / Goa: Pramod Sawant resigns, suspense over CM post continues
    Goa: Pramod Sawant resigns, suspense over CM post continues
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    Goa: Pramod Sawant resigns, suspense over CM post continues

    By Abhishek Hari
    Mar 12, 2022
    10:34 pm
    Goa: Pramod Sawant resigns, suspense over CM post continues
    Goa CM Pramod Sawant submitting his resignation to Governor PS Pillai (Photo credit: Twitter/@DrPramodPSawant).

    BJP leader and Goa CM Pramod Sawant tendered his resignation to Governor PS Sreedharan Pillai at Raj Bhawan Saturday as the party prepared to form the government for a third consecutive time in the state. In the recently-concluded Assembly elections, Sawant won from the traditional Sanquelim constituency—but with a thin 666-vote margin. He became Goa's CM after the demise of Manohar Parrikar in 2019.

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    BJP keeping suspense over the CM's name

    The BJP is holding off on naming a candidate for the CM post in Goa. When asked if Sawant will be retaining the position, Goa's Health Minister Vishwajit Rane refrained from answering, calling it a "sensitive question." However, India Today reported Sawant's name has been approved by Devendra Fadnavis—the BJP's election in-charge in Goa—and the same has been conveyed to the party's state unit.

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    What did Sawant say about his narrow-margin victory?

    After being declared the winner from the Sanquelim seat, Sawant had said, "I have won with low margins, but we (BJP) have won with a majority. It is a big deal." "It was very challenging for me as I was campaigning state-wise but couldn't reach my own constituency. My workers campaigned for me," he added.

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    Election results in Goa

    As the results of the Assembly elections were announced on Thursday, the BJP emerged as the single largest party in Goa (securing 20 out of 40 seats). It also received support from a key regional party, the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP), and three Independent MLAs. Among other parties, Congress won 11 seats, while the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) gained two seats.

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    When will the new government be formed in Goa?

    While talking to reporters after meeting with the Governor, Sawant stated the date on which his party will stake claim to form the state's new government is still to be determined. "The party's central observers will arrive in Goa and three other states (where the BJP has retained power), after which the dates of swearing-in in the respective states will be announced," he said.

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