Overview
- Deputy Speaker Joshua D'Souza declared Gaonkar elected after a 32–7 vote over Congress candidate Altone D'Costa in the 40-member House.
- Governor P Ashok Gajapathi Raju summoned the special sitting to fill the vacancy created when Ramesh Tawadkar resigned before joining the cabinet.
- Chief Minister Pramod Sawant congratulated the new Speaker as Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao urged impartial conduct and longer Assembly sittings.
- The BJP holds 28 seats and is backed by two MGP MLAs and three Independents, securing control of key legislative votes.
- Gaonkar, a two-term MLA from Sanvordem and former pro-tem Speaker, serves on the House committee studying the Mhadei river diversion issue.