Francisco Sardinha is an India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n politician. He was the Chief Minister of Goa from 24 November 1999 to 24 October 2000. Presently, he is a member of the Indian National Congress

Indian National Congress

The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

 political party.

Political career

Sardinha was a member of the Goa Legisative Assembly from 1977-1994. He was elected to the 12th Lok Sabha

12th Lok Sabha

List of Members of the 12th Lok Sabha, after Indian general election, 1998 held during February-March 1998. The Lok Sabha is the lower house in the Parliament of India.- Important members :* Speaker:...

 in 1998 from Mormugao constituency

Mormugao (Lok Sabha constituency)

South Goa Lok Sabha constituency is one of two Lok Sabha constituencies in Goa in western India.-Assembly segments:...

 in Goa

Goa

Goa , a former Portuguese colony, is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its...

. He again became a member of the Goa Legislative Assembly in 1999 and remained in office till 2007. In 1999, he broke away from the Indian National Congress

Indian National Congress

The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

 and formed a new political party, the Goa People's Congress

Goa People's Congress

Goa People's Congress is a splinter-group of the Indian National Congress in Goa. GPC broke away from INC in 2000 under the leadership of Francisco Sardinha. GPC formed a coalition government in the state together with Bharatiya Janata Party , with Sardinha as Chief Minister. That government...

 (GPC) and became Chief minister of a coalition government in the state together with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He remained in office till 2000. Later, Sardinha's GPC merged with Indian National Congress on April 5, 2001. He was elected to the 14th Lok Sabha

14th Lok Sabha

The 14th Lok Sabha was convened after the Indian general election, 2004 held in four phases during 20 April – 10 May 2004, which led to the formation of First Manmohan Singh Cabinet...

 in a bye-election in November, 2007 from Mormugao. He was re-elected to the 15th Lok Sabha

15th Lok Sabha

Members of the 15th Lok Sabha were elected in 2009 during the General Elections in India.- Important members :* Speaker: Meira Kumar, Indian National Congress, Sasaram, Bihar...

 in 2009 from South Goa

South Goa (Lok Sabha constituency)

South Goa Lok Sabha constituency is one of two Lok Sabha constituencies in Goa in western India.-Assembly segments:...

constituency.