Laxmikant Parsekar was on Saturday sworn-in as chief minister of the Goa after he snuffed out competition from his senior and deputy CM Francis D’Souza to succeed Manohar Parrikar who was chosen for a Union cabinet berth.
Parsekar, who was unanimously elected the leader at a meeting of the BJP Legislature Party, will succeed Manohar Parrikar after he resigned earlier in the day and is set to join the Union Cabinet.
His name was proposed by Parrikar and seconded by the Deputy Chief Minister D’Souza, who had earlier staked claim to the post on ground of seniority.
However, he backed Parsekar after being mollified by the party leadership.
“Parsekar was elected the leader of the BJP Legislature Party unanimously,” said party general secretary Rajiv Pratap Rudy, party’s observer for the election.
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