गोवा प्रदेश भाजपा की कोर टीम के साथ चर्चा कर यह निर्णय लिया गया है कि गोवा के मुख्यमंत्री श्री @manoharparrikar जी… https://t.co/i9AgLbsnra — Amit Shah (@AmitShah) 1537701378000

(With inputs from agencies)

NEW DELHI: BJP president Amit Shah on Sunday put to rest the speculations surrounding the future of Manohar Parrikar as the head of the government in Goa."A decision was taken during Goa state BJP core team meeting that Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar will continue to lead the government in Goa," Shah tweeted.The BJP president also said that a change in the cabinet and departments of the state government is also on the anvil.Parrikar, suffering from pancreatic ailment, has been in and out of hospitals in Goa, Mumbai, New York and now Delhi since February, when his illness was diagnosed.Earlier this week, in the wake of his ailing health, Congress, which is also the single-largest party with 16 assembly seats, had staked claim to form a government in the state.On Wednesday, the opposition Congress had claimed that it has support of over 21 MLAs in the 40-seat assembly and hence it should be invited to form a government in the state."We have the required numbers. I am not going to tell you whom we are in discussions with, but we need the support of 21 MLAs and we have more than that," leader of opposition in the state Assembly Chandrakant Kavlekar had told PTI.The BJP has 14 legislators in the 40-member Goa Assembly, while the Goa Forward Party (GFP) and the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) have three each. The BJP is also supported by three Independent MLAs.