CM to meet officials, partymen after 2-day rest: Goa BJP chief

Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar will rest for two days and then meet party functionaries and government officials, Goa BJP president Vinay Tendulkar said Monday.

Speaking to reporters after attending a meeting of the BJP legislature party here Monday afternoon, Tendulkar reiterated that the coastal state would not see a change in leadership.

Parrikar, who has been suffering from a pancreatic aliment, returned to Goa Sunday post hospitalisation at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi.

"The chief minister is recovering now. He will take rest for two days, before meeting party office-bearers and government officials," Tendulkar said.

Tendulkar, along with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state general secretary Sadanand Tanavade, met Parrikar Monday at the latter's residence.

Queried about a change of leadership in the state, Tendulkar shot back, asking, "Why do you need a leadership change? The CM is for five years."