GG News Bureau
Panaji, 14th March. BJP MLA Ganesh Gaonkar on Monday took oath as the pro-tem Speaker of the Assembly at Raj Bhavan. Goa Governor Sreedharan Pillai administered oath to the BJP MLA.
Gaonkar will preside over the Assembly during the swearing-in of the newly-elected MLAs of Goa.
Ganesh Gaonkar won the poll from the Sanvordem Assembly seat.
The state Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and other dignitaries attended the oath-taking ceremony of Gaonkar.
Governor PS Sreedharan Pillai has summoned the session of the state legislative Assembly on March 15 to facilitate swearing-in of the new MLAs.
The Bharatiya Janata Party emerged as the single largest party in Goa winning 20 seats in the 40- member state Assembly.
Independent candidates bagged three seats while two seats each went to the Aam Aadmi Party and Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP).
Revolutionary Goans Party and Goa Forward Party (GFP) bagged one seat each.
The Bharatiya Janata Party, which fell one seat short of the majority figure in Goa, is set to retain power in the state with the help of Maharashtrawadi Gomantak (MGP) and independent candidates.
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