Goa’s BJP-led government wins floor test with support from 22 legislators

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in Goa smoothly won a crucial Supreme Court-mandated floor test today with 22 votes in favour of it in the 40-member Assembly. That gave the BJP-plus combine a majority – it needed 21 – and allowed the Manohar Parrikar-led government to continue.

Parrikar claims support of 22 legislators, two more than the halfway mark in the 40-member Assembly. A special Assembly session was convened today to hold the floor test.