BJP's Manohar Parrikar to be sworn in as Goa Chief Minister today,

The BJP's Manohar Parikar will be sworn in as the Chief Minister of Goa today. The party has planned a huge public affair for the swearing-in ceremony.

BJP leaders L K Advani, Sushma Swaraj and Nitin Gadkari among others will attend the function.

A full 12-member Cabinet will also be sworn in the same day by the Governor. Mr Parrikar has been the chief minister twice from October 2000 to February 2005.

Mr Parrikar said yesterday that all the BJP ministers from his 2005 Cabinet would find place in the new dispensation, and that the Budget would be presented around March 24.

"There are five ministers who were in my old Cabinet. They will be sworn-in again," Mr Parrikar said.

Party sources said that along with Mr Parrikar, five ministers from BJP and two from ally Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) would also take oath today.

Mr Parrikar later told that soon after the swearing-in, there will be a Cabinet meeting which will list out the priorities.

"I will hand over the list of priorities to the Chief Secretary after the Cabinet meeting," he said.

BJP-MGP alliance will start implementing the manifesto immediately but it would take little time to deliver, he said.