3 Congress rebels, one BJP MLA sworn in as Goa Ministers

Last updated Jul 13, 2019

Panaji, July 13 (IANS) Congress rebels Chandrakant Kavlekar, Jennifer Monserrate and Filipe Nery Rodrigues were sworn in as Ministers in the Goa Cabinet on Saturday.

Filipe Nery Rodrigues, Jennifer Monserratte, and Chandrakant Kavleka, three out of the ten MLAs who joined BJP from Congress recently, take oath as ministers in Goa Government. Former Deputy Speaker Michael Lobo also takes oath. pic.twitter.com/ns9PpK9CtA
— ANI (@ANI) July 13, 2019

Kavlekar, a former leader of Opposition, is likely to be appointed as the deputy chief minister.
The lone BJP minister to be sworn-in is Michael Lobo, who resigned as Deputy Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly earlier in the day.

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