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Setback for Congress in Goa and Manipur

BJP to form govt in Manipur on Wednesday; SC denies Congress plea to stay Parrikar swearing-in

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Manohar Parrikar

Archis MohanMJ Antony New Delhi
Amid much political name-calling, Manipur Governor Najma Heptulla on Tuesday invited the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to form a government on Wednesday. N Biren Singh would be sworn-in as chief minister in the afternoon. 

In Goa, Manohar Parrikar, who had quit as defence minister on Monday, was sworn-in as the chief minister by Governor Mridula Sinha.

The Supreme Court asked the governor of Goa to hold a floor test in the Assembly on Thursday to determine majority. It refused the request of the Congress to hold back the swearing-in of the new government headed by Parrikar.

The Congress protested in the Lok Sabha.

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