Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Pramod Sawant took oath as the Goa chief minister for the second term on Monday, 28 March. The oath-taking ceremony was held at Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee stadium in Panaji, in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The three-time MLA Pramod Sawant, 48, is an Ayurveda medical practitioner. He was elected as the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly when the party had formed its government under Manohar Parrikar in 2017.