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The Government of Goa is a state government created by the Constitution of India and has executive, legislative and judicial authority of the state of Goa. It is headquartered in Panaji , the capital city of Goa.
The Eighth Goa Assembly (term : 2022-present) is the unicameral legislature of the state of Goa in western India. It consists of 40 members. It is in-charge of the budget, the Assembly appropriates money for social programs, agricultural development, infrastructure development, etc. It is also responsible for proposing and levying taxes.
After the election, a coalition of Bharatiya Janata Party, Goa Forward Party and Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party formed the state government, with Manohar Parrikar becoming the Chief Minister. [ 4 ] After the death of Manohar Parrikar, Pramod Sawant was sworn in as the Chief Minister on 19 March 2019.
Hence, 9 January is marked as "Legislator's Day" every year in Goa. [3] [4] In 1987, Goa became an Indian state and the number of seats in the Assembly was increased to 40. The Assembly meets at the Goa State Legislative Assembly Complex in Porvorim, Bardez. The construction of the building began on 22 January 1994, and was completed on 5 March ...
The third Manohar Parrikar Ministry consists of Cabinet Ministers drawn from the Bharatiya Janata Party, Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party, Goa Forward Party and also an Independent. [ 4 ] The cabinet dissolved on 17 March 2019 after the death of Manohar Parrikar .
The governor is the president of the Goa State Environment Protection Council, which is an advisory body, set up by the government of Goa. The council consisting of government authorities and the NGOs engaged in environmental and the related areas meets once in six months and deliberates on various issues on the environment and ecology of the ...
The key political players in Goa state in Western India are the Bharatiya Janata Party, Indian National Congress, Aam Aadmi Party, Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party, Goa Forward Party and Revolutionary Goans Party. It also has the presence of Nationalist Congress Party, Shiv Sena and Trinamool Congress.
Ravi Naik was elected again to the Goa Assembly in the state election of 2017, this time with a margin of 3000 votes. He is a member of five member Congress Legislative Party (CLP) of Goa and remained with the party during the two-thirds split in the CLP in 2019 where 10 MLAs defected to the ruling BJP.