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Pramod Sawant sworn in as Goa Chief Minister
Updated On: 19 March, 2019 08:11 AM IST | Panaji | Agencies
43-year-old Pramod Sawant represents Sanquelim assembly constituency. His wife, Sulakshana Sawant is the president of the women's wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Goa
Goa Governor Mridula Sinha (R) administers the oath of the office to Pramod Sawant as the new Chief Minister of the state, at the Raj Bhavan in Panaji, Goa, on Tuesday, March 19, 2019
In a late-night ceremony, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and BJP leader Pramod Sawant was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Goa. In addition, 11 other leaders, including Sudhin Dhavalikar of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) and Vijay Sardesai of the Goa Forward Party, took oath as Cabinet ministers.
The oath was administered by Goa Governor Mridula Sinha at Raj Bhavan in the wee hours of Tuesday. The Chief Minister's post went vacant following the death of Manohar Parrikar on Sunday evening after a prolonged illness.
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