The Eighth Goa Assembly (term : 2022-present) is the unicameral legislature of the state of Goa in western India. It consists of 40 members. It is in-charge of the budget, the Assembly appropriates money for social programs, agricultural development, infrastructure development, etc. It is also responsible for proposing and levying taxes.
The Assembly meets in the Goa State Legislative Assembly Complex in Porvorim, Bardez.
History Elections
In July 2022, the ruling BJP's MLA Joshua D'Souza was elected for the post of the Deputy Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly, with 25 votes. Defections On 14 September 2022, 8 Congress MLAs switched party and joined BJP after a successful Operation Kamala. Former Minister Michael Lobo, along with 7 other Congress MLAs joined Bharatiya Janata Party, after meeting Dr. Pramod Sawant, Chief Minister of Goa from BJP.
No.Constituency NameRemarks6SiolimDelilah LoboDefected from Congress to BJP on 14 September 20227SaligaoKedar NaikDefected from Congress to BJP on 14 September 20228CalanguteMichael LoboDefected from Congress to BJP on 14 September 202213St. CruzRodolfo Louis FernandesDefected from Congress to BJP on 14 September 202215CumbarjuaRajesh FaldessaiDefected from Congress to BJP on 14 September 202224MormugaoSankalp Amonkar Defected from Congress to BJP on 14 September 202228NuvemAleixo Sequeira Defected from Congress to BJP on 14 September 202231MargaoDigambar Kamat Defected from Congress to BJP on 14 September 2022
Composition March 2022 - September 2022 Composition of the Eighth Goa Legislative Assembly by alliance and party, after the election results in 2022
AllianceParty SeatsBenchPartyAllianceBenchNDABharatiya Janata Party2025GovernmentMaharashtrawadi Gomantak Party2Independents3UPAIndian National Congress111215OthersGoa Forward Party1AAPAam Aadmi Party2 RGP Revolutionary Goans Party1Total40
September 2022 - to present Composition after 14 September 2022 when 8 Congress MLA switched party and joined BJP. AlliancePartySeatsBenchPartyAlliance BenchNDABharatiya Janata Party2833GovernmentMaharashtrawadi Gomantak Party2Independents3I.N.D.I.AIndian National Congress347OthersGoa Forward Party1 AAP Aam Aadmi Party2 RGP Revolutionary Goans Party1Total40
Members of Legislative Assembly
DistrictNo.ConstituencyNamePartyAllianceRemarks North Goa1 Mandrem Jit ArolkarMaharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 2 Pernem (SC)Pravin ArlekarBharatiya Janata Party 3 Bicholim Chandrakant Shetye Independent 4 Tivim Nilkanth Halarnkar Cabinet Minister5 MapusaJoshua D'SouzaBharatiya Janata Party 6Siolim Delilah LoboIndian National Congress Switched from INC to BJP on 14 September 2022 7 Saligao Kedar NaikIndian National Congress Switched from INC to BJP on 14 September 2022 8 CalanguteMichael LoboIndian National Congress Switched from INC to BJP on 14 September 2022 9 Porvorim Rohan KhaunteBharatiya Janata Party Cabinet Minister10 Aldona Carlos Alvares FerreiraIndian National Congress 11 PanajiAtanasio MonserrateBharatiya Janata Party Cabinet Minister12 Taleigao Jennifer MonserrateBharatiya Janata Party 13 Santa Cruz Rodolfo Louis FernandesIndian National Congress Switched from INC to BJP on 14 September 2022 14 St. Andre Viresh Borkar Revolutionary Goans Party15 Cumbarjua Rajesh FaldessaiIndian National Congress Switched from INC to BJP on 14 September 2022 16 MaemPremendra ShetBharatiya Janata Party 17 Sanquelim Pramod SawantBharatiya Janata Party Chief Minister18 Poriem Deviya RaneBharatiya Janata Party 19 Valpoi Vishwajit Pratapsingh RaneBharatiya Janata Party Cabinet Minister20 Priol Govind GaudeBharatiya Janata Party 21 Ponda Ravi NaikBharatiya Janata Party Cabinet Minister22 Siroda Subhash ShirodkarBharatiya Janata Party Cabinet Minister23 Marcaim Sudin DhavalikarMaharashtrawadi Gomantak Party Cabinet Minister South Goa24 Mormugao Sankalp AmonkarIndian National Congress Switched from INC to BJP on 14 September 2022 25 Vasco Da GamaKrishna SalkarBharatiya Janata Party 26 Dabolim Mauvin GodinhoBharatiya Janata Party Cabinet Minister27 Cortalim Antonio Vas Independent 28 Nuvem Aleixo SequeiraIndian National Congress Switched from INC to BJP on 14 September 2022 29 CurtorimAleixo Lourenco Independent 30 Fatorda Vijai SardesaiGoa Forward Party 31 Margao Digambar KamatIndian National Congress Switched from INC to BJP on 14 September 2022Cabinet Minister 32 Benaulim Venzy ViegasAam Aadmi Party33 Navelim Ulhas TuenkarBharatiya Janata Party 34 Cuncolim Yuri AlemaoIndian National Congress 35 Velim Cruz SilvaAam Aadmi Party Kushavati36 Quepem Altone D'CostaIndian National Congress 37 Curchorem Nilesh CabralBharatiya Janata Party 38 Sanvordem Ganesh GaonkarBharatiya Janata Party 39 Sanguem Subhash Phal DesaiBharatiya Janata Party Cabinet Minister40 Canacona Ramesh TawadkarBharatiya Janata Party Cabinet Minister
References
External links Goa Legislature official site