After winning the vote, a jubilant Parrikar said the Congress never had the numbers on its side
Born in a middle class business family in Mapusa, Parrikar graduated to the BJP from the RSS ranks
Parrikar has the support of 22 legislators, two more than the halfway mark of 20 in 40-member House
He said portfolios would be distributed to the ministers only after proving majority
Backed indigenisation strongly, but failed to reform procurement policy
As the minister, Parrikar controlled the world's third-largest military
Parrikar has been Chief Minister of Goa twice before
BJP, which has 13 MLAs, is supported by 3 MLAs each of GFP and MGP and 2 Independent
He was speaking at an event where the DRDO handed over NBCRV, NBC treatment drugs to Indian Army
Gurmehar Kaur launched campaign against ABVP which forced cancellation of seminar at Ramjas College
FDI is not allowed where there is a direct competition to the Indian industry, says Parrikar
Naik said Parrikar had credited RSS ideology for the surgical strikes instead of the brave soldiers
Mutation refers to process involving transfer or change in title of property in state's land records
Also said it was wrong on Parrikar's part to have credited the RSS
General Bipin Rawat was appointed as the 27th Chief of Army Staff on Dec 31
Parrikar dismissed reports of India thinking of buying more Rafale fighter jets
'As far as payments are concerned, Goa govt is 100% cashless since 2013,' Parrikar said
Army carried out surgical strikes on terror launch pads in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir on Sept 29
About party's split with alliance partner MGP, Parrikar said BJP knew how to respect the alliance 'dharma'
Parrikar has represented Panaji in the Assembly five times, before he was elevated as Defence Minister in Modi govt