Today the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Ramesh Tawadkar has been elected as the Speaker of the Goa assembly. In the election he won by getting 24 votes by defeating Congress candidate Aleixo Sequeira. CM Sawant and senior House member Digambar Kamat (of the Congress) direct Tawadkar to the Speaker's chair.
Yesterday, Pramod Sawant took oath as the Goa CM for the second consecutive term and eight other BJP MLAs took oath as cabinet ministers. Sawant has assured that the newly-formed government will work for the development with a primary focus on providing employment opportunities in the coastal state. He also assured that the party will boost the tourism sector in the state and will also resume mining activities. The CM also showed his confidence in the ruling party of Goa by saying that the BJP will give a ‘stable and able’ government to Goa under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi.
