BJP in a fix with growing power tussle in Goa as Parrikar's health worsens

BJP's continuance in power hinges on the support of a fractious bunch of coalition partners, whose leaders are now eyeing the top post

Chief minister Manohar Parrikar’s failing health has triggered an intense power struggle in Goa, but the hunt for an “acceptable” successor is proving to be a real challenge for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), whose continuance in power hinges on the support of a fractious bunch of coalition partners, whose leaders are now eyeing the top post.

Among those jockeying for power is union Ayush minister Sripad Naik, whose proposed recall to the state was shot down by Parrikar himself a few days ago and the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) leader Ramkrishna Dhavlikar (aka Sudin), whose name has been rejected outright