Panaji: Manohar Parrikar, who quit as defence minister, on Tuesday took oath as the chief minister of Goa to head a coalition government, three days after the BJP ended up second behind the Congress in a fractured mandate.
Parrikar (61) took oath along with nine MLAs including two members of the BJP, three of the Goa Forward Party, two of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) and as many Independents.
The BJP stalwart, who resigned as the Defence Minister yesterday, returned to Goa as the chief minister for fourth time, though he could not complete full terms in his earlier stints.
