Pramod Sawant To Take Oath As Goa CM

PM Modi To Be Present During The Event!


Goa's Second Consecutive Chief Minister Pramod Sawant will take an oath. The oath-taking ceremony begins today.



According to the information, the ceremony will take place at 11 am in Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium near here in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and others.



According to the statement given to ANI, Pramod Sawant said, "We have sent invitations to all Chief Ministers, Union Ministers, top designated industrialists, and missionaries. It is an open program. I will meet the public soon. Preparations are underway for the event."



BJP secured 20 seats in the 40 members Goa Assembly in the recently concluded elections. Pramod Sawant who is a three-time MLA from the state will become CM after BJP won 20 seats, one short of the majority in the 40-member House. Three independent MLAs and two legislators of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) have extended support to the BJP.



The elections were conducted in five states including Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa, and Manipur. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) got back to power in four states whereas the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won in Punjab. The results were declared on March 10. The oath-taking ceremony of other poll-bound states has already been done whereas today Goa will get back its Chief Minister.



As per the information, the Goa Traffic Police has issued fresh guidelines ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of Goa Chief Minister-designate Pramod Sawant on Monday.

 

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