Sawant on Tuesday said his government had sought a floor test on Wednesday to prove its strength in the assembly.
The Congress won 17 seats in Goa, only four short of the magic figure to form the government. Soon after the results threw up a hung assembly, Independent candidate Rohan Khaunte had extended support to the party.
With this, the Congress's strength in the 40-member assembly reduced to 14 from 16.
The government is functioning 'very well' and all the alliance partners are firmly supporting Parrikar, who is undergoing treatment at Delhi's AIIMS, the BJP leader asserted.
Former Goa Congress MLA Vishwajit Rane, who had defied the party whip to vote against the trust motion of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar last month, on Thursday formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.
'If the charge is not given immediately, we will contest all upcoming elections, that is (Assembly) by-election and Lok Sabha polls, by fielding our candidates against official candidate of the government'
'We will fight for removing the de-classification of coconut trees.' 'We are going to have our own Sound Act so that Goan people are not hounded by the police when they get married.' '80 per cent jobs for locals in the private sector, 100 per cent in government.'
Sadhvi also said "there is no such thing as saffron terrorism," adding that "saffron means dedicated life for the nation and dharma."
Taxi drivers were demanding withdrawal of notification making it mandatory to install speed governors.
Rane did not rule out the possibility of joining the BJP, saying 'all options are open'.
'The people of Goa have not given the BJP a mandate to form a government, but the fact is they are trying to form the government.'
The Congress, which is the single-largest party with 16 MLAs, has already staked claim to form the government in the coastal state.
In a video message, Parrikar, 62, appealed people to continue praying for his health.
Parrikar was first elected to the Goa assembly in 1994. He served as he leader of the opposition from June to November 1999.
In both the states where the Bharatiya Janata Party came second is trying to turn the tables on the Congress to form the government.
'What I mean by the BJP's political mafia raj is they descend in such a way that they want to form the government anyhow and murder democracy, no matter what.' 'Knowing Amit Shah, knowing Parrikar, knowing their style of working, they will engineer a split in the Congress.'
It was crucial for the BJP to bag the two seats as it does not enjoy a majority on its own in the 40-member assembly.
The Congress legislators, led by Leader of Opposition Chandrakant Kavlekar, demanded that the governor should summon one-day session of the assembly for a floor test.
Parrikar has been admitted to the AIIMS for follow-up treatment reportedly for a pancreatic ailment.
'The BJP is no longer the BJP. It has become the Bharatiya Janata Poaching Party.' 'They talk of black money and here they are ready to pay Rs 100 crore to MLAs.'
Independent MLA Govind Gawde supporting the BJP's effort to form the next Goa government confirms that defence minister told him he will be the next Goa chief minister
Congress and RJD are single largest parties in Goa and Bihar respectively.
The opposition Congress could muster only 16 votes against the government with one of its legislators absenting from the crucial floor test.
Party also concerned about dissension in Uttarakhand and erosion of support in Goa
In a protests against the decision of Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala to invite BJP to form the government despite falling short of the required numbers, the Congress has been demanding they be called to form the government in Goa and Manipur as it had emerged as the largest party in the 2017 assembly election.
Congress, NCP, RJD members staged walkout in the Lok Sabha.
The petition has also sought quashing of the decision of the governor to appoint Parrikar as the chief minister.
'BJP central observers have come to Goa and are scheming to merge smaller parties within their party to run the government.'
His remarks drew flak from Opposition Congress which alleged that it reflected the 'racist attitude' of the BJP government.
'Why is the entire Cabinet running around in Bangalore?' 'Why are they making arrangements for horse-trading?' 'Is this not the BJP's greed for power?' 'They have won the entire country. Why are they so desperate for Karnataka?'
'A month after assuming charge, Parrikar promised a policy within six months to "end or at least reduce" terrorist infiltration across the Line of Control.' 'However, infiltration continued apace, leading to high-profile terrorist attacks in Gurdaspur, Pathankot, and Uri.' 'During this phase, he made the controversial suggestion that India should fight terror with terror, hinting at supporting terror groups to strike in Pakistan,' observes Ajai Shukla.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the decks for oath taking of Manohar Parrikar as the chief minister of Goa by refusing the plea of Congress to stay the ceremony, saying the BJP has shown the support of 21 out of the 40 newly elected MLAs.
Parrikar returned to Goa as the chief minister for the fourth time, though he could not complete full terms in his earlier stints.
BJP claimed close to 116 lawmakers from rival parties appeared to have voted for Kovind.
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