Manohar Parrikar  

Manohar Parrikar, an alumnus of IIT Bombay, was an engineering graduate. He served as the Chief Minister of Goa until his passing on 17 March 2019. Arvind Kejriwal, the leader of the Aam Aadmi Party and the current CM of Delhi, studied mechanical engineering at IIT Kharagpur. He pursued civil services and became an IAS officer in 1993.

From Vajpayee to Manohar Parrikar, BJP has had phenomenal leaders. 

Go Goa Gollywood Production has signed an agreement with Utpal Parrikar, son of the former defence minister, for the legal rights of the movie that will release next year on December 13, which is the birth anniversary of the departed leader.

In a span of six years, the BJP has lost five phenomenal figures (including Sushma Swaraj) who were synonymous not just with the happenings of the party, but also had carved a niche for themselves in the roles allotted.

BJP alleges ‘political killing’ as Surendra Singh was quite instrumental in affecting Irani’s victory over Rahul Gandhi. Baraulia was one or the top voters for Irani

In December, the apex court had rejected the petition that accused the government of deliberately procuring 36 Rafale fighter jets at an inflated price to help Anil Ambani’s newly formed defence firm get an offset contract with jet-maker Dassault Aviation.

As two out of the three MLAs have merged the legislature wing, they are saved from inviting anti-defection law, which makes it mandatory that two-third of the strength should agree for merger.
 

Pramod Sawant, former Speaker of the Goa legislative Assembly and BJP MLA from Sankhelim in north Goa, was on early Tuesday morning sworn in as the 11th Chief Minister of Goa.

The strength of the 40-member House has been reduced to 36 following the death of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and BJP MLA Francis D'Souza and resignations of two Congress MLAs Subhash Shirodkar and Dayanand Sopte

The entire nation, including Karnataka, mourned the death of Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar. But here is one fact about Parrikar that left people of north Karnataka disappointed.
 

The 45-year-old BJP leader has a degree in Ayurvedic medicine from the Ganga Ayurvedic Medical College in Maharashtra's Kolhapur district. He has also completed his Masters in Social Welfare from the Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth. 

Following the death of Manohar Parrikar on Sunday, Assembly Speaker Pramod Sawant has been chosen as the new chief minister of Goa
 

On the Alumni Day in 2014, IIT-B felicitated Parrikar, who graduated in metallurgical engineering from the institute in 1978, in recognition of his contribution to the development of the country.

Here is a look back at Manohar Parrikar's illustrious journey. Parrikar was Goa chief minister for three times and also served as the defence minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet. Parrikar passed away on Sunday (March 17)

Following the death of Goa's chief minister Manohar Parrikar, it is increasingly clear that Goa BJP president Vinay Tendulkar could be the next chief minister. In a meeting between 9 of BJP's supporting MLAs and BJP minister Nitin Gadkari, the name of Goa BJP chief Vinay Dinu Tendulkar has been proposed.