Manohar Parrikar was diagnosed with a pancreatic ailment in February last year.

Goa Chief Minister and former Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, who had been battling cancer for more than a year, has died at his home in Panaji at the age of 63. The former Defence Minister had been in and out of hospital in Goa, Mumbai, Delhi and New York since February last year. Earlier today, his office tweeted that Mr Parrikar was is "extremely critical". The three-time chief minister had said in January that he "will serve Goa till my last breath." Mr Parrikar was the Defence Minister in 2016 when India conducted a surgical strike on terror launch pads across the Line of Control days after the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Uri. Mr Parrikar, in recent months, had made public appearances with a tube in his nose, looking frail. Mr Parrikar headed a coalition government, which is supported by the Goa Forward Party (GFP), the Maharashravadi Gomantak Party (MGP), and three Independent lawmakers in Goa. His death leaves the state in a crisis, as the Congress has written to the Goa Governor to dismiss the "minority" government, and to invite them to form the government.

Here are the updates of this big story:

Mar 17, 2019 23:36 (IST) All official programmes of the BJP scheduled for tomorrow, including the Central Election Committee meeting, have been cancelled following the death of Former Defence Minister and Goa CM Manohar Parrikar.

Mar 17, 2019 23:04 (IST) Seven days of State Mourning will be observed throughout Goa from March 18 to 24 after the death of chief minister Manohar Parrikar.

Mar 17, 2019 22:52 (IST) Home Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Goa tomorrow for Manohar Parrikar's last rites ceremony.