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Pramod Sawant wins trust vote in Goa Assembly

20 legislators voted for the motion of confidence in the two-day old government, while 15 opposed it

PTI Panaji Published 20.03.19, 08:22 AM
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant takes charge at his office in Panaji on Tuesday, March 19, 2019.

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant takes charge at his office in Panaji on Tuesday, March 19, 2019. (PTI)

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday proved the majority of his BJP-led government in the Assembly, comfortably winning a floor test in the House.

Twenty legislators voted for the motion of confidence in the two-day old government, while 15 opposed it.

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The special session of the House was convened by Governor Mridula Sinha to conduct the floor test, after Sawant was sworn-in as the chief minister on Tuesday.

Eleven members from the BJP, three each from Goa Forward Party, MGP and Independents supported Sawant during the head count conducted in the House.

The Assembly session was presided over by Deputy Speaker Michael Lobo.

All the 14 legislators of the Congress and one from NCP stood up against the motion.

After winning the trust vote, Sawant appealed to all the members to join hands with him to ensure that developmental work reaches every nook and corner of the state.

The change in leadership in the coastal state was necessitated due to the death of then chief minister Manohar Parrikar on Sunday.

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