Panaji: After accepting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's formal invitation to join his central cabinet because it was a matter of "national interest", Goa Chief MInister Manohar Parrikar is expected to quit Saturday.

Parrikar Friday told reporters that he was formally invited by Modi to join his central cabinet and although he felt sad to leave Goa, he had decided to accept the offer because it was a matter of "national interest" and because "no one says no to a prime minister".