Goa: In a 1st, MLAs take oath before govt formation

In a first, the Goa legislative assembly was constituted on Tuesday before the formation of the government. Pro-tem speaker Ganesh Gaonkar administered theoathto the 39 newly-electedMLAs.

Seventeen of the new MLAs took the oath in English, 15 in Konkani and seven in Marathi. The formation of the new government will take place after Holi. A senior assembly official said that until the new government is sworn in, there cannot be any government business in the assembly.
For the first time,

the Goa assembly now has three couples the Ranes, Monserrates and Lobos. Also, after a long time, three Women took oath as MLAs.

In the 40-member Goa legislative assembly, BJP has 20 MLAs, Congress 11, MGP and AAP two each, and GFP and RGP one each, apart from three independents.