Manohar Parrikar passes away: Here's a timeline of his political journey

Parrikar became the chief minister for the first time on October 24, 2000. However, his tenure lasted only till February 27, 2002

Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar died in Panaji on Sunday after a prolonged pancreatic ailment. He was 63.

He served as four-time Goa chief minister and had a three-year-long stint as Defence Minister in the Narendra Modi-led cabinet.

Parrikar, often referred to as 'common man's CM', was being treated at the All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi.

His health started deteriorating in February 2018 and he was first admitted at Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital for pancreatic ailment. He was flown to the US in the first week of March last year where he remained admitted at hospital