Pramod Sawant set to start out 2nd time period as Goa CM

Express News Service

The Ayurveda medical practitioner Dr Pramod Sawant will lead the BJP second time as Goa chief minister.

Dr Pramod Sawant is Maratha by caste initially began social work with Nehru Youth centre, however later he received drawn to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and its social work. Dr Sawant in his early days labored as a physician in authorities.

Apart from his official obligation hours, Dr Sawant used to rearrange the medical and well being check-up camps by means of his NGO for the poor and needy folks in numerous elements of Goa. The erstwhile chief minister of Goa late Manohar Parrikar noticed the spark and social consciousness in Sawant and requested him to resign from authorities service and be part of politics.

Dr Sawant then contested the state byelections in 2008 on the BJP image after the seat was vacated after the demise of sitting MLA. But Sawant misplaced the elections narrowly to Congress candidate Pratap Gauns in Sankhalim (then Pale) Assembly phase. However, Sawant didn’t get disheartened together with his electoral loss however began reaching out to folks and turn out to be very a lot energetic in social work and politics.

In 2012, he managed to win the identical seat and was given native board to move. Dr Sawant received re-elected in 2017 from Sankhalim and was made as Assembly Speaker. Then, after the demise of Manohar Parrikar in 2019, Sawant was the one BJP MLA who had not come from any political entrance in BJP, so he was the pure alternative for the chief minister. It was huge sneakers to fill for Sawant however Sawant not solely survived his authorities for the remaining years however introduced 10 Congress MLA in BJP rising BJP’s tally from 21 to twenty-eight on the fag finish of his authorities. It not solely secured his chief minister chair however strengthened the occasion as properly forward of 2022 state polls.

In the 2022 polls, Dr Sawant confronted a troublesome process however managed to win once more with a margin of 666 votes in opposition to his nearest rival Dharmesh Saglani of the Congress. Despite this slim margin victory, BJP management selected him to steer Goa once more as chief minister cause underneath his management, BJP received the best ever 20 seats regardless of having 10 years of anti-incumbency and with out having an alliance with any native occasion. Manohar Parrikar received 21 seats in 2012 however that features three seats of alliance companion MGP whereas in 2022, BJP by itself received 20 seats that are the best ever tally of BJP in Goa.

“The biggest advantage of Sawant is he is a man of patience to hear out all sections of the society. He hardly stirs any controversy by making controversial statements. He is not an arrogant person. He has also a good grip over administration and emerged as Bahujan’s face of the BJP in Goa therefore Catholic community also goes along with him without any issue. Under his leadership, BJP won seats in state polls where they never imagined to win that’s the magic of Sawant,” stated Kishor Naik Gaonakar, editor of Goan Varta.