Goa: Shiv Sena meets Governor, asks to dissolve state assembly
What's the story
The Goa unit of the Shiv Sena submitted a memorandum to Governor Mridula Sinha demanding that the State Assembly be dissolved due to "non-functioning" of the government and inability of any party to form an alternate government. Sena, incidentally, does not have any MLA in the 40-member Goa Assembly. Goa CM Manohar Parrikar is undergoing treatment for a pancreatic ailment in AIIMS, New Delhi.
Details
State administration has come to standstill in Parrikar's absence: Sena
Shiv Sena leader Jitesh Kamat said that the state administration had come to a standstill in the absence of Parrikar. Kamat claimed the memorandum had signatures of "thousands of people" of Goa. Speaking about Parrikar meeting BJP leaders and allies in his government at AIIMS earlier today, Kamat said it was a matter of shame that cabinet meetings were being held in hospitals now.
Seats
Brief information of the ruling government in Goa
In the 40-member State Assembly of Goa, the Parrikar-led government has the support of 23 MLAs. These comprise 14 BJP MLAs, three each from the Goa Foward Party and MGP as well as three Independents. The opposition Congress is the single largest party in the Goa assembly with 16 MLAs while the Nationalist Congress Party has one MLA.