Goa cabinet was expanded on Saturday with the induction of three more MLAs as ministers, including Sudin Dhavalikar, who belongs to the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP).<br />'' <br />'' Goa Governor P.S Sreedharan Pillai administered the oath of office to the three new ministers. Apart from Dhavalikar of the MGP, two BJP MLAs  Nilkant Halarnkar and Subhash Faldesai took oath. The swearing-in ceremony was held at the Raj Bhavan. Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant was present along with other members of the cabinet.<br />'' <br />'' Dr. Pramod Sawant had taken oath as the chief minister along with eight other ministers on March 28. With the addition of three, there are now 12 members in his cabinet. Dhavalikar was a minister in the Manohar Parrikar and Dr. Sawant cabinets from 2017 to 2019.<br />'' <br />'' Halarnkar was a minister in the erstwhile Congress-led governments and Faldesai became a minister for the first time.<br />''<br />''In the recently concluded elections in Goa, the BJP won 20 seats and formed government with the support of three independent MLAs and two legislators of the MGP.