Manohar Parikar, centre, attends took the oath of office as the chief minister of Goa on Tuesday. A metallurgical engineer from IIT Bombay, Parrikar, post-election, displayed splendid political acumen and skill in forging a coalition winning over the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) and Goa Forward Party (GFP). Born in a middle class business family in Mapusa in north Goa, Manohar Gopalkrishna Prabhu Parrikar graduated to the BJP from the RSS ranks. In 2012, he successfully led the BJP to power and became the chief minister for the third time, which lasted until November 2014 when he was made defence minister. The party leaders have vouched that the BJP’s manifesto and campaign strategy were scripted under Parrikar’s guidance, restricting Laxmikant Parsekar, who succeeded him as chief minister, to his constituency of Mandrem, which he failed to defend.

Source: Mint March 16, 2017 09:56 UTC