Kamat started his career as a member of the Indian National Congress. In 1994, he joined the
Bharatiya Janata Party Coalition government. In 2005, he again joined the Indian National Congress to support the Margao constituency voters' referendum choice. Kamat passed the baton of leadership on 6 March 2012, to a BJP majority government in the Goa Assembly Elections held in March 2012. He retained his Margao Constituency seat and continued until 2019 as elected legislative member of Margao Constituency.
Chief Minister of Goa He became
Chief Minister of Goa in 2007.
Leader of Opposition, Goa On 17 July 2019, Digambar Kamat was unanimously chosen a leader of opposition of Goa Legislative Assembly representing the Indian National Congress. In March 2022, he was once again elected as a legislative member of Margao Constituency. On 31 March 2022, he was appointed a permanent invitee to the
Congress Working Committee (CWC). In July 2022, he was removed as the 'Permanent Invitee' to CWC. The defection was a result of a successful
Operation Kamala. ==Personal life==