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Union home minister Amit Shah, on Tuesday (October 22) celebrates his 55th birthday. On this occasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to describe Shah as a hardworking person.

Days after 10 Congress MLAs in Goa joined the BJP, the state of Goa will get its deputy chief minister, who was once the leader of the opposition
 

Pramod Sawant arrived in the national capital with the 10 MLAs and has been meeting senior BJP leaders, including its working president J P Nadda.

The strength of the 40-member House has been reduced to 36 following the death of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and BJP MLA Francis D'Souza and resignations of two Congress MLAs Subhash Shirodkar and Dayanand Sopte

The 45-year-old BJP leader has a degree in Ayurvedic medicine from the Ganga Ayurvedic Medical College in Maharashtra's Kolhapur district. He has also completed his Masters in Social Welfare from the Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth. 

Following the death of Manohar Parrikar on Sunday, Assembly Speaker Pramod Sawant has been chosen as the new chief minister of Goa
 

Baichung Bhutia, former captain of the Indian football team and the head of the Bhutia’s Hamro Sikkim Party has fielded seven candidates in the first list for the 2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly polls to be held on April  11. Congress MLA Narayanrao has made a scathing attack at Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He went on to indicate that PM Modi is impotent. In response to such crass remarks, BJP spokesperson S Prakash said that these comments are made by frustrated Congress party members due to their inability to come to power. Watch MyNation in 100 seconds.

Chief Minister of Goa Manohar Parrikar passed away after a prolonged battle with pancreatic cancer. Indian stars like Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Anupam Kher and Kamal Haasan have offered condolences.

Professor of peace and conflict research at Uppsala University Ashok Swain took to Twitter to call Parrikar, who was also the defence minister of the country, a bigot. He also said, “If anybody expects me to be nice to a bigot, just forget it.”

Manohar Parrikar, who had served as the chief minister of Goa, is quite well-known for his humility and modest lifestyle. Parrikar, an IIT graduate, has often travelled in economy class and has moved around with less police escort when he was the chief minister. Here are 11 unknown facts about Manohar Parrikar, who sadly breathed his last on March 17.

Sources said Parrikar is expected to discuss some crucial matters, such as state's governance with ministers and alliance partners, the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party and Goa Forward Party 

Parrikar is undergoing treatment at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, for a pancreatic ailment.

Manohar Parrikar's poor health has sparked speculation over his continuation as chief minister of Goa, and Shah recently sent a team of Central party leaders to the state to speak to allies and take stock of the situation