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Government of Goa
Indian State Government
Indian State Government
| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| government_name | Government of Goa | ||
| image | Emblem_of_Goa.svg | ||
| image_size | 200px | ||
| division_type | Seat of Government | ||
| division | Goa Legislative Assembly Building, Panaji | ||
| leader_type | Governor | ||
| leader_title | Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju | ||
| leader_type2 | Chief Minister | ||
| leader_title2 | Pramod Sawant, BJP | ||
| leader_type3 | Deputy Chief Minister | ||
| leader_type4 | Chief Secretary | ||
| leader_title4 | Dr. V. Candavelou IAS | ||
| legislature_label | Assembly | ||
| legislature | |||
| speaker_label | Speaker | ||
| speaker | Ganesh Gaonkar, BJP | ||
| deputy_speaker_label | Deputy Speaker | ||
| deputy_speaker | Joshua De Souza, | ||
| members_in_assembly_label | Members in Assembly | ||
| members_in_assembly | 40 | ||
| branch4 | Judiciary branch | ||
| court_name | High Court | ||
| court | Bombay High Court | ||
| chief_justice_label | Chief Justice | ||
| chief_justice | Alok Aradhe | ||
| nativename | fr | deputy_chairman_label=Deputy Chairman | website= |
BJP
The Government of Goa is a state government created by the Constitution of India and has executive, legislative and judicial authority of the state of Goa. It is headquartered in Panaji, the capital city of Goa.
History
The governor's is largely a ceremonial post but has a crucial role when it comes to deciding who should form the next government or suspending the legislature as has happened in the recent past. After having stable governance for nearly thirty years up to 1990, Goa is now notorious for its political instability having seen fourteen governments in the span of the fifteen years between 1990 and 2005. In March 2005, the assembly was dissolved by the governor and President's rule was declared, which suspended the legislature. A by-election in June 2005 saw the Congress coming back to power after winning three of the five seats that went to the polls. The Indian National Congress (INC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are the two largest parties in the state. In the assembly poll of 2007, a Congress-led coalition won and started ruling the state. Other parties include the United Goans Democratic Party, the Nationalist Congress Party and the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party.
In the 2012 election, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) defeated the Indian National Congress government in Goa, led by CM Digambar Kamat. The election was won by the BJP-Maharashtrawadi Gomantak alliance which won 24 seats in the 40-seat assembly. The Bharatiya Janata Party won 21 seats, while the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party won 3 seats. Manohar Parrikar, leader of the BJP, was sworn in as Chief Minister of Goa on 9 March 2012. After Parrikar died from cancer in March 2019, he was succeeded by Pramod Sawant as the CM.
Head Leaders
| Bharatiya Janata Party}};color:white"; | House | Bharatiya Janata Party}};color:white"; | Leader | Bharatiya Janata Party}};color:white"; | Portrait | Bharatiya Janata Party}};color:white"; | Since | Constitutional Posts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governor | Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju | [[File:The Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati, in New Delhi on June 30, 2016.jpg | 75px]] | 26 July 2025 | ||||
| Chief Minister | Pramod Sawant | [[File:Pramod Sawant.jpg | 75px]] | 19 March 2019 | ||||
| Speaker | Ramesh Tawadkar | 29 March 2022 | ||||||
| Deputy Speaker | Joshua D'Souza | 22 July 2022 | ||||||
| Leader of the House | Pramod Sawant | [[File:Pramod Sawant.jpg | 75px]] | 19 March 2019 | ||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Yuri Alemao | [[File:Yuri Alemao during Chieftains Martyrs Day at Cuncolim.jpg | 75px]] | 30 September 2022 | ||||
| Chief Justice | Alok Aradhe | 21 January 2025 | ||||||
| Chief Secretary | Dr. V. Candaveolu | NA |
Executive branches
Governor
Main article: Governors of Goa
Goa Council of Ministers
Legislative branch
Main article: Goa Legislature
Administrative and Political divisions
Administrative
- Districts of Goa
- Talukas of Goa
- List of cities and towns in Goa
Political
- List of constituencies of Goa Legislative Assembly
- North Goa (Lok Sabha constituency)
- South Goa (Lok Sabha constituency)
State insignias
Main article: Seal of Goa
Elections
Main article: Elections in Goa
Politics
Main article: Politics of Goa
Notes
References
References
- (2019-11-03). "Satya Pal Malik sworn-in as Goa Governor".
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070313090814/http://www.hindu.com/2005/01/31/stories/2005013104051100.htm Odds stacked against Parrikar], Anil Sastry, ''[[The Hindu]]'', 2005-01-31, verified 2005-04-02
- Banerjee, Sanjay. (6 June 2007). "Congress set to rule Goa again". [[The Times of India]].
- "Election Result of C. C. P. 2011".
- (24 March 2022). "Swearing-in of Pramod Sawant as Goa CM on March 28, he inspects venue". ThePrint.
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