BJP to take decision on next Goa CM based on feedback: Parrikar

07 Nov 2014 Evaluate

Goa Chief Manohar Parrikar, who will be resigning from his post tomorrow, said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will take a decision on the next state chief based on the feedback it receives. He has met everyone individually, as well as the supporting parties, who have clearly said that they will stand by the BJP's decision. However, he cannot say anything about the party's decision as of now and added that today's meeting was not regarding the selection of the next Chief Minister, but it was about his appraisal and giving the party MLAs the information of events unfolding in the last few days.

The Goa Chief Minister will be leaving for Lucknow to file his nomination for the Rajya Sabha. Parrikar had said that the decision over the next state chief will be taken after he resigns. Goa Assembly Speaker Rajendra Arlekar and state's Health Minister Laxmikant Parsekar are the frontrunners in the race for the Chief Minister's post.

The Goa Chief Minister had earlier held discussions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah in the national capital, leading to speculations that he may be given a Cabinet berth. BJP vice-president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi is expected to be allotted a Cabinet berth. BJP leader Yashwant Sinha's son Jayant too is in the race for the Cabinet berth, with reports suggesting that he is being considered as a Minister of State (MoS) for Defence or Finance. Other key people expected to be promoted are MoS Nirmala Sitharaman and Haryana leader Birender Singh

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