Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar meets PM Narendra Modi

NEW DELHI: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his first visit to the national capital after taking charge of the coastal state.

Parrikar, who also holds the state's finance portfolio, will also attend the Goods and Services Tax (GST) council meeting, Goa government officials said.

"Chief Minister of Goa, Shri @manoharparrikar met Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi," the Prime Minister's Office tweeted.

Chief Minister of Goa, Shri @manoharparrikar met Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi. pic.twitter.com/FBxvQoTIc8

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) March 31, 2017

Parrikar had quit as defence minister to head a coalition government of local allies and Independents in the coastal state.

He took oath of office on March 14, three days after the BJP finished second behind the Congress in Goa, in a fractured mandate.