In early 2025, former BJP minister Pandurang Madkaikar accused members of his own government of "brazen loot" and being busy counting money. Later in 2025, minister Govind Gaude was removed from the cabinet after he alleged corruption within the tribal welfare department. Later he complained that his statement had been misinterpreted. He had also levelled charges that contractors were asked to pay slush money to get their works done. Minister Mauvin Godinho was acquitted in August 2025 in a 1998 power rebate scam case that was originally exposed by former chief minister Manohar Parrikar. The state's anti-corruption ombudsman, the Lokayukta, has been inactive since December 2024. It shows that corruption is being masked as development, with questionable decisions and unchecked projects compromising both public trust and welfare. Past former Goa Governor Satyapal Malik had called Goa one of the most corrupt states in India. Fatorda MLA Vijay Sardesai, had exposed innumerable scams, small and big, that had dragged Goa down the path of irreversible ruin. These issues will always be shrouded in mystery with no clear starting point to uphold accountability.
