While the BJP has not yet to decide the next chief minister of Goa, the newly-elected MLAs are all set to take oath as ministers on March 15. However, the name of the new chief minister remained a mystery.

Governor PS Sreedharan Pillai has summoned the session of the state legislative Assembly on March 15 for administering the oath for new legislators, a circular said.

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MLA-elect Ganesh Gaonkar is likely to be administered oath as pro-tem speaker on March 14 at Raj Bhavan by the governor after which the former would conduct the oath-taking ceremony for other legislators.

In the recently-concluded assembly elections, the BJP stormed back to power in Goa for the third consecutive term after emerging as the single largest party in the state.

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The saffron party won as many as 20 out of 40 seats as the results of the just-concluded Assembly elections announced on March 10. Two members of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP), a key regional player, and three Independent MLAs have already extended their support to the saffron party.

The BJP will stake claim to form a government in the coastal state on Monday, sources said.

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On Saturday, BJP MLA-elect Vishwajit Rane, who is being seen as a top contender for the post, met the governor, setting off a political buzz. Rane, a former state health minister, confirmed his meeting with the governor but said that it was a “personal courtesy visit”.

Rane, who has won from the Valpoi Assembly seat, has been projecting himself as a frontrunner for the post of Goa Chief Minister after the BJP’s resounding victory in the state.

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On Saturday, incumbent chief minister Pramod Sawant submitted his resignation to the governor, paving the way for the formation of a new government. He was appointed as the caretaker CM by the governor.