PRAMOD SAWANT TOOK OATH AS CM OF GOA FOR THE SECOND TERM

(The Quiver) : Three-time MLA Pramod Sawant was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Goa for the second consecutive term, in the presence of Prime Minister Modi on Monday. The oath-taking ceremony was held at Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee stadium in Taleigao at 11 am.

Goa Governor PS Sreedharan Pillai administered the oath to Sawant and eight other BJP MLAs as cabinet ministers in the ceremony who were-Vishwajeet Rane, Mauvin Godinho, Ravi Naik, Nilesh Cabral, Subhash Shirodkar, Rohan Khaunte, Atanasio Monserrate, and Govind Gaude also took oath as ministers.

BJP's Vishwajit Rane, Mauvin Godinho, Ravi Naik, Nilesh Cabral, Subhash Shirodkar, Rohan Khaunte, Govind Gaude, & Atanasio Monserrate, take oath as Goa's cabinet ministers. pic.twitter.com/CowfGUeED5
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP president JP Nadda, and chief ministers of several BJP-rules states, among other dignitaries were present during the oath taking ceremony.

Around 10,000 people attended the function, which was broadcast across Goa via several news channels.

In the recently-concluded Goa Assembly elections, the BJP won 20 out of 40 seats with a vote share of 33.3 percent.