<span style="color: #222222;">Hectic parleys are on among BJP leaders to elect the new Chief Minister of Goa following the demise of Manohar Parrikar.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Union minister Nitin Gadkari held talks with party leaders and alliance partner Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP).</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The coalition government includes the BJP with 12 MLAs, the Goa Forward Party-3, the MGP-3 and 3 Independents.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, Congress MLAs met Governor Mridula Sinha to stake claim to form government.</span>