While the question of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) forming the new government in Goa is beyond any shadow of doubt, there is considerable suspense over the Chief Minister’s post, especially given former Goa CM Pramod Sawant’s wafer-thin victory margin as opposed to his alleged rival Vishwajit Rane’s emphatic margin in the March 10 poll results.
On Saturday, Mr. Vishwajit Rane’s visit to Goa Governor P. S. Shreedharan Pillai at the Raj Bhavan set rumour mills buzzing overtime given the persistent speculation of him eyeing the Chief Minister’s post and his alleged rivalry within the BJP with Mr. Sawant.
Confirming the visit, the former Goa Health Minister and MLA-elect from Valpoi constituency clarified that his call on the Governor was “purely personal and not political”.