Who will be the Chief Minister of Goa? The cliffhanger continues.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is yet to announce the name of the chief minister, after falling short of one seat from the majority in the assembly.
Presently caretaker CM Pramod Sawant is confident that he will be re-nominated for the post. However, the top BJP Sources tell News18.com that there are some hurdles.
Reason one: Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand is a major reason for the delay in finalizing the names for the post of CM.
BJP is faced with the dilemma of choosing the CM face as the outgoing CM. Pushkar Singh Dhami The Khatima seat lost to the Congress candidate. BJP She won 47 out of 70 seats and came to power after setting a new record in a state where voters changed governments every election.
“The central leadership has finally been able to decide the name. It should be announced soon. The names of the Chief Ministers of all the four states will be announced simultaneously. This was a major delay in decision-making for Goa,” a high-ranking BJP official told News18.
Reason Two: Rane or Sawant?
the second reason that has put BJP At one place, there is pressure from supporters of BJP MLA from Valpoi Vishwajit Rane. The former Goa health minister, who switched from Congress to BJP in 2017 after his previous party failed to form the government, is also expected to be nominated.
Narayan RaneSome BJP leaders, whom this reporter contacted, said they are definitely in the race.
“He is liked by some of the top leaders of Delhi. He is a strong contender, it is the tussle between them that is delaying the decision,” said a leader on condition of anonymity.
One can also remember the silent but strong message by Rane the day before the vote.
On 9 March, in a secret message to the BJP high command, Narayan Rane He had put up a picture of Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar in a fight with some other leaders. He deleted the tweet soon after.
Once again, on 12 March, he met His Excellency Sreedharan Pillai, the Governor of Goa, in what was once again seen as a message to the BJP.
When News18 asked Rane if he was in the race, he said, “Let’s see.” and left with a smile.
On Monday, a day when the party’s central observers Narendra Singh Tomar and L Murugan are expected to descend on the coastal state to take a final call, Rane released an advertisement thanking his voters, state BJP leaders and the central leadership. The interesting thing is that Pramod Sawant’s picture was missing in that full page advertisement of Lokmat.
On the other hand, Sawant has folded his fingers. “We went to the election Pramod Sawant As the face of our CM post. He has ruled well and led the party to a resounding victory. He is the obvious choice,” said a leader of the Sawant group.
“The final decision will be taken by the parliamentary board. We are in no hurry. We live well and we will provide a stable and good government for the next five years. We will have to wait to choose the CM,” said BJP’s Goa desk in-charge CT Ravi.
Reason Three: Astrology
The third reason which is causing the delay is astrology dependent.
A CMO official said, “There are no auspicious days between March 10 and 17. So even if the oath-taking has to be done, it will happen only after that.”
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