Government of Goa

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Government of Goa
Gōyānchen sarakāra
Emblem of Goa.svg
Seat of Government Goa Legislative Assembly Building, Panaji
Website www.goa.gov.in
Legislative branch
Assembly
Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar, BJP
Deputy Speaker Joshua D'Souza, BJP
Members in Assembly 40
Executive branch
Governor P. S. Sreedharan Pillai
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, BJP
Chief Secretary Puneet Kumar Goel, [1] IAS
Judiciary branch
High Court Bombay High Court
Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya

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. [2]

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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. [3] 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 pole of 2007, a Congress-led coalition won and started ruling the state. [4] Other parties include the United Goans Democratic Party, the Nationalist Congress Party and the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party. [5]

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

HouseLeaderPortraitSince
Constitutional Posts
Governor of Goa P. S. Sreedharan Pillai PS Sreedharan Pillai.jpg 7 July 2021
Chief Minister of Goa Pramod Sawant Pramod Sawant.jpg 19 March 2019
Speaker of Vidhan Sabha, Goa Ramesh Tawadkar 29 March 2022
Deputy Speaker of Vidhan Sabha, Goa Joshua D'Souza 22 July 2022
Leader of the House Goa Legislative Assembly Pramod Sawant Pramod Sawant.jpg 19 March 2019
Leader of the Opposition Goa Legislative Assembly Yuri Alemao Yuri Alemao during Chieftains Martyrs Day at Cuncolim.jpg 30 September 2022
Chief Justice Bombay High Court Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya 29 July 2023
Chief Secretary of GoaPuneet Kumar GoelNA

Executive branches

Governor

Goa Council of Ministers

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficePartyRef
  • Chief Minister
  • Home
  • Finance
  • Vigilance
  • Official Languages
  • Other departments not allocated to any Minister
28 March 2022 (2022-03-28)Incumbent  BJP [6]
  • Finance
  • Health
  • Urban Development
  • TCP
  • Women & Child
  • Forest
28 March 2022 (2022-03-28)Incumbent  BJP
  • Agriculture
  • Handicrafts
  • Civil Supplies
28 March 2022 (2022-03-28)Incumbent  BJP
  • WRD
  • Co-operation
  • Provedoria
28 March 2022 (2022-03-28)Incumbent  BJP
  • Transport
  • Industries
  • Panchayat
  • Protocol
28 March 2022 (2022-03-28)Incumbent  BJP
  • Tourism
  • IT
  • Printing & Stationery
28 March 2022 (2022-03-28)Incumbent  BJP
  • Sports
  • Art & Culture
  • RDA
28 March 2022 (2022-03-28)Incumbent  BJP
  • Legislative Affairs
  • Environment
  • Law & Judiciary
  • PWD
19 November 2023 (2023-11-19)Incumbent  BJP
  • Revenue
  • Labour
  • Waste Management
28 March 2022 (2022-03-28)Incumbent  BJP
  • Social Welfare
  • River Navigation
  • Archives and Archaeology
9 April 2022 (2022-04-09)Incumbent  BJP
  • Power
  • New and Renewable Energy
  • Housing
9 April 2022 (2022-04-09)Incumbent  MGP
  • Fisheries
  • Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services
  • Factories and Boilers
9 April 2022 (2022-04-09)Incumbent  BJP

Legislative branch

Administrative and Political divisions

Administrative

Political

State insignias

SymbolsofGoa
Language Konkani
Bird Ruby Throated Yellow Bulbul
Fish Grey mullet
Flower Frangipani
Fruit Cashew
Mammal Gaur
Tree Matti

Elections

Politics

See also

Notes

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