Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and other members of his Cabinet congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his new team on taking oath, marking the beginning of the second successive BJP-led NDA government. They also congratulated BJP Member of Parliament from North Goa Shripad Naik over his induction in the second Modi Cabinet, saying it was a proud moment for the coastal state. State BJP leaders led by Sawant and coalition partners, including the Goa Forward Party (GFP), participated in the grand swearing-in ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi Thursday evening. Naik (66), who was part of the first Modi government, was reinducted in the Council of Ministers for a second innings, retaining representation from the tiny tourist state, which has two Lok Sabha seats. He had served as Minister of State (Independent charge) for AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy) in the first term of the Modi government. The 66-year-old five-time MP from North Goa defeated state Congress president Girish Chodankar by a margin of over 80,000 votes in the 2019 general election. "Proud moment for Goa as Shri @shripadynaik takes oath in #ModiSarkar2. I congratulate Shripad Bhau and thank the Honble PM Shri @narendramodi ji for giving Goa representation in Union council of Minister once again," Sawant tweeted.