Dayanand bandodkar biography of mahatma
Dayanand bandodkar biography of mahatma
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Dayanand Bandodkar
Indian politician (1911–1973)
Dayanand Balkrishna Bandodkar (12 March 1911 – 12 August 1973), also known as Bhausaheb Bandodkar,[1] was an Indian politician who served as the first Chief Minister of Goa, in the territory of Goa, Daman and Diu.
Born in Pernem to a Marathi family who had immigrated from Tuljapur,[2][3] he became a wealthy mine owner following the Annexation of Goa. He sought to merge the territory with the state of Maharashtra.
He swept the polls in 1963, 1967 and in 1972 while representing the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP)[4] and remained in power until his death in 1973.[5]
Attempt to merge Goa
Bandodkar was a member of the Gomantak Maratha Samaj in Goa.[6] His proposal to merge Goa with Maharashtra was met with stiff opposition from the native Goans.
Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India then offered him two options:[7]
- To retain Goa's current sta