Former MLA Sadanand Tanavade elected as Goa BJP chief
BJP national vice-president Avinash Rai Khanna declared Sadanand Tanavade as chief of the party's Goa unit during a workers' convention held in Panaji on Sunday.
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sadanand Tanavade was on Sunday elected unopposed as the new state party chief.
Sadanand Tanavade, 54, succeeds BJP's Rajya Sabha member Vinay Tendulkar, who held the post for two consecutive terms from 2012 till date.
BJP national vice-president Avinash Rai Khanna declared Sadanand Tanavade as chief of the party's Goa unit during a workers' convention held in Panaji on Sunday.
Sadanand Tanvade, the former MLA from Thivim who was till now Goa BJP's general secretary, was the only one to file his nomination for the state party chief's post on Saturday.
The state council of the BJP held its convention on Sunday before the formal announcement.
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, outgoing BJP state president Tendulkar and Goa Cabinet ministers were present at the convention which was attended by over 1,000 party workers.
Pramod Sawant took to Twitter to welcome Tanavade as the new Goa BJP chief.
"Congratulations to Shri. Sadanand Shet Tanavade on being elected unopposed as President of BJP Goa Pradesh. I am confident that under his leadership the party will continue to scale greater heights," Pramod Sawant tweeted.
Congratulations to Shri. Sadanand Shet Tanavade on being elected unopposed as President of BJP Goa Pradesh. I am confident that under his leadership the party will continue to scale greater heights. @BJP4Goa pic.twitter.com/6FLq1AMpoB Dr. Pramod Sawant (@DrPramodPSawant) January 11, 2020