PANAJI
Speculation on impending cabinet reshuffle has once again surfaced even as BJP Goa President Sadanand Tanavade on Tuesday maintained that Chief Minister Pramod Sawant will hold talks with the Central leadership before taking a final decision.
“The party cannot decide who will get what portfolios. It is the discretion of the government. CM will speak with the Centre. As of now, there’s no discussion,” he said.
Tanavade, who conceded he was unaware of the switchover of eight out of 11 Congress MLAs into the BJP, said notwithstanding the past, the newly inducted MLAs should be rewarded.
“I don’t know what commitment was given to them (former Congress legislators) before they joined the BJP. I was not aware...Whatever it was, it (portfolios) should be given,” Tanavade said.
