Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar will induct six more ministers on Sunday, in the first ever cabinet expansion since the new BJP-led government took over the reins in the state.
Parrikar told that one ministry will be left vacant and a decision on it would be taken by April end.
Goa Governor K Shankarnarayanan will administer oath to four BJP legislators Ramesh Tawadkar, Milind Naik, Dilip Parulekar and Mahadeo Naik at Raj Bhavan, at 4 pm.
Parrikar said he has also recommended the names of Dipak Dhavalikar of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) and Avertano Furtado (Independent) for the cabinet expansion.
Earlier, on March 9, six ministers including Parrikar were sworn in. However, Matanhy Saldanha, who was given the Science, Environment and Forest portfolio, died after suffering a massive cardiac arrest.
The BJP-led alliance had won the March 3 assembly polls with a landslide margin defeating the incumbent Congress.
The government was formed with the support of 21 BJP, three MGP members and an independent legislator.
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