Goa: Sawant takes oath for second Goa term; 8 ministers sworn in
Hindustan TimesBharatiya Janata Party leader Pramod Sawant was sworn in as chief minister of Goa for the second time on Monday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitaries. Goa, India - March 28, 2022: Pramod Sawant takes oath as the Chief Minister of Goa for the second consecutive term during the Goa Assembly swearing-in ceremony held at the Dr. Shyamaprasad Mukherjee stadium at Taleigao, in Goa, India, on Monday, March 28, 2022. Besides Modi, Union ministers Nitin Gadkari and Shripad Naik, BJP national president JP Nadda, Himachal Pradesh governor Rajendra Arlekar, who hails from Goa, and Maharashtra’s former chief minister Devendra Fadanavis, who was the BJP’s Goa election in-charge, also attended the event. Speaking to reporters after the swearing-in ceremony, Sawant said among his priorities would be to take forward Modi’s vision for Atmanirbhar Bharat through its local adaptation, Swayampurna Goa.