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| Manohar Parrikar Resigns As Goa Chi |
| Manohar Parrikar Resigns As Goa Chief Minister
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| INDIA
, 8-November-2014
7:20:45 AM |
| Manohar Parrikar, who is expected to become the next Defence Minister of the country, today resigned as Goa Chief Minister, paving way for the appointment of his successor in the state.
Mr Parrikar faxed his resignation letter to Governor Mridula Sinha at Raj Bhavan this afternoon, after meeting the Archbishop.
The two-paragraph resignation letter was faxed from his official residence at Altinho.
After resigning, Mr Parrikar left the party headquarters to attend a meeting of office bearers and legislators who will finalise the name of his successor.
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"The swearing-in of the new CM would be held at 4 pm," Mr Parrikar said minutes before faxing his resignation. With his resignation, entire state cabinet comprising 12 ministers, two of which were from Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP), was dissolved.
The fresh cabinet would be sworn-in along with the new Chief Minister.
"It was difficult for me to leave the state but nation is bigger than the state," Mr Parrikar had told reporters on Friday evening after chairing his last state cabinet meeting.
The 58-year-old leader was sworn in on March 2012 after he rode the party to a historical win in the Assembly polls. The party managed to win on 21 seats out of 40 emerging as the single largest legislative unit.
Mr Parrikar made headlines after he slashed the petrol prices in the state by almost Rs. 11 by excluding Value Added Tax (VAT) imposed on it.
The Bombay-IIT alumni also launched two major schemes 'Grih Adhar' providing monthly income to housewives and 'Ladli Lakshmi' offering financial help of Rs. one lakh for the marriage of a girl child.
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