The Government of Goa is a

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created by the

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and has executive, legislative and judicial authority of the state of Goa. It is headquartered in

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, the

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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

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in June 2005 saw the Congress coming back to power after winning three of the five seats that went to the polls. The

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(INC) and the

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(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

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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 Manohar Gopalkrishna Prabhu Parrikar (13 December 1955 – 17 March 2019) was an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party who was the Chief Minister of Goa for three terms. He also served as the Union Minister of Defence ...

, leader of the BJP, was sworn in as Chief Minister of Goa on 9 March 2012. After Parrikar died from

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in March 2019, he was succeeded by Pramod Sawant as the CM.

Head Leaders

Executive branches

Governor

Goa Council of Ministers

Legislative branch

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)

History

Head Leaders

Executive branches

Governor

Goa Council of Ministers

Legislative branch

Administrative and Political divisions

Administrative

Political

State insignias

Elections

Politics

See also

Notes

References

External links