BJP’S PRAMOD SAWANT ELECTED SPEAKER OF GOA ASSEMBLY

PANAJI: BJP legislator Pramod Sawant was on Wednesday elected as the Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly. The 38-year-old BJP leader defeated Congress nominee Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco. Sawant secured 20 votes while Lourenco got 15. When protem Speaker Siddharth Kuncolienkar called for the election, BJP, Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party, Goa Forward Party and Independent MLA Govind Gawade moved separate motions supporting Sawant.