Seven From Kamat’s Cabinet Now in Sawant Team; MLA Vijai Jabs at BJP Loyalists - Goemkarponn

Five ministers in Sawant cabinet once colleagues in Kamat’s govt – The Navhind Times

Soiru Velip Panaji Four ministers in the current BJP government are former Congress members and were part of Digambar Kamat’s cabinet during his tenure as Chief Minister between 2007 and 2012. Kamat, the seven-time Margao MLA, was inducted in Chief Minister Pramod Sawant’s cabinet on Thursday. In the Kamat-led Congress government, Health Minister Vishwajit Rane, Agriculture Minister Ravi Naik, Panaji MLA Atanasio ‘Babush’ Monserrate, and Ministe…

Seven From Kamat’s Cabinet Now in Sawant Team; MLA Vijai Jabs at BJP Loyalists - Goemkarponn

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: In a striking political turn, seven members who once served in Digambar Kamat’s Congress-led cabinet are now part of Chief Minister Pramod Sawant’s government, giving the veteran Margao MLA a strong presence within the ruling dispensation. With Kamat himself sworn in again as minister on Thursday, the tally of his former cabinet colleagues in the present BJP-led team has reached a majority, underlining the shifting loyal…