Panaji, March 19 -- Newly appointed Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant took charge on Tuesday morning, after paying a courtesy visit to the family of his predecessor late Manohar Parrikar.
BJP sources said the floor test to prove the majority of the Sawant headed BJP-led coalition government is likely to be conducted on Wednesday.
Before reaching the Chief Minister's Office at the state Secretariat, Sawant (45), who was sworn in as Chief Minister at Raj Bhavan at around 2 a.m. on Tuesday, visited Parrikar's residence and met his sons Utpal and Abhijaat.
"Parrikar's sons Utpal and Abhijaat are my friends. It is my duty to visit them after I become CM. I have not gone to office yet," Sawant told reporters outside Parrikar's residence.
"Parr...