Mar 10, 2022 | 11:03AM IST
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Outsiders have been shown their place: BJP’s Vishwajit Rane
BJP leader in Goa, Vishwajit Rane, the son of Pratapsingh Raoji Rane, said people have shown faith in the party, which is why it is ahead. “Outsiders have been shown their place,” Rane added. The BJP leader further said that he does not know who will become Goa’s CM, asserting that he would abide by party lines.Mar 10, 2022 | 10:48AM IST
People have voted for change: Goa Congress president Girish Chodankar
While talking to news agency ANI, Goa Congress president Girish Chodankar said that they are observing the trends. “People have voted for change,” added Chodankar. The Goa Congress president had earlier said: “The Congress will win a majority on its own, and we have already reached out to non-BJP parties as well as Independent candidates to join our government formation efforts because we truly want the new government to belong to the people of Goa.”Mar 10, 2022 | 10:41AM IST
Goa CM Pramod Sawant trailing
As per the latest trends, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant was trailing behind the Congress candidate in Goa’s Sanquelim seat. The Election Commission of India’s website showed that Congress candidate Dharmesh Saglani had a lead of 317 votes over the BJP candidate.Mar 10, 2022 | 10:26AM IST
Goa results: BJP – 19, Congress – 13, Others – 8, AAP – 0
Initial results indicate the BJP is leading in Goa. The BJP is ahead in 19 seats whereas the Congress is leading in 13. Elections were held on February 14 for the state’s 40 seats in the Assembly. The counting of votes is underway. In the coastal state, the ruling BJP is looking to win a third straight term, whereas the opposition Congress is hoping for a clear mandate to prevent the fiasco of 2017.Mar 10, 2022 | 09:57AM IST
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Mar 10, 2022 | 09:48AM IST
Goa CM Pramod Sawant trailing
Following the first round of voting, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, who had predicted he would win the Sanquelim Assembly seat by 4,000 votes, is trailing. Initial voting trends show the BJP leading in 22 seats, while the Congress ahead in 6. In 10 seats, the Independents are leading, while the Aam Aadmi Party is leading in two.Mar 10, 2022 | 10:50AM IST
Goa Election 2022: Manohar Parrikar’s son Utpal Parrikar trailing
Late chief minister Manohar Parrikar’s son Utpal, who is running as an Independent candidate, is trailing in Panaji. Atanasio Monserrate of the BJP is leading in the Panaji Assembly constituency.Mar 10, 2022 | 09:28AM IST
Goa election result: BJP leading in 15 seats, Congress in 13
There is a neck-and-neck battle between Congress and BJP so far in Goa. Early trends suggest that the BJP is leading in 15 seats, while the Congress is ahead in 13. Goa’s Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has expressed confidence that the BJP will form the next government. To prevent any “poaching” attempts, Congress, which also hopes to form the government, has asked its candidates to stay at a hotel. It is believed that the Congress’ leadership in Goa is coordinating with state leaders of the Trinamool Congress and Aam Aadmi Party in order to prevent BJP from recapturing power.Mar 10, 2022 | 09:27AM IST
Goa CM offers prayers at Shree Datta Mandir in Sanquelim
Following the tradition established by his predecessor, Manohar Parrikar, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant offered prayers at the Shree Datta Mandir in his constituency, Sanquelim, before the beginning of the counting in the Goa polls on Thursday morning.Mar 10, 2022 | 09:27AM IST
Goa election results: BJP eyes 3rd term, Congress seeks clear mandate
The ruling BJP is seeking its third consecutive term in power in Goa, while the opposition Congress is looking for a clear mandate to avoid a repeat of the 2017 fiasco. Even though Congress won 17 seats in the 2017 election, it could not win power. The BJP won 13 seats and allied with independents and regional parties to form the government under the leadership of Manohar Parrikar. In the 40-member House, 21 seats constitute a simple majority.Mar 10, 2022 | 09:42AM IST
Goa Election 2022: BJP confident of getting MGP’s support: Devendra Fadnavis
BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday that his party is confident of getting the MGP’s backing since both parties are “ideologically aligned”. While speaking with reporters outside a Panaji luxury hotel, the BJP’s Goa election in-charge said that even though the party will get an absolute majority in the coastal state, it will include all like-minded forces. The BJP and the MGP’s relations had soured in 2019 when two MGP ministers were removed from the state cabinet led by Pramod Sawant. This may be noted that in the Goa elections 2022, the BJP contested all the seats alone, while the MGP teamed up with the Trinamool Congress (TMC).Mar 10, 2022 | 09:41AM IST
Goa Election Result: Congress moves its candidates to resort near Panaji, in talks with AAP
Congress has moved all of its candidates to a luxury resort near Panaji and is in talks with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for the formation of a government if there is a fractured mandate. Desperate to avoid repeating the 2017 fiasco of failing to form government despite winning the most seats, Congress relocated its candidates to a luxury resort in Bambolim village near Panaji on Tuesday evening with their luggage, signalling that government formation may take time. In spite of this, members of Congress refused to admit that their party is confining its candidates as its nerves are frayed because of the delicate numbers game.Girish Chodankar, the Goa Congress chief, claimed on Wednesday that his party was in talks with the Aam Aadmi Party about getting support for forming a government in Goa in the event of a hung Assembly. Reporters were told by Chodankar that AAP leaders were already in contact with Congress leaders. He further said that the AAP has made it clear that it will never support the BJP and claimed that the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) will also back Congress.Mar 10, 2022 | 09:25AM IST
Goa polls: 40 seats and 302 candidates
The Goa Assembly Elections saw 302 candidates fighting for 40 seats, which saw multi-cornered battles due to the presence of several smaller and regional parties in addition to the two major political parties in the state, the BJP and the Congress. Counting of the votes is taking place at two locations – Damodar College in Margao and Government College of Polytechnic in Panaji.Mar 10, 2022 | 09:24AM IST
Goa Election 2022 exit poll
With most exit polls predicting a hung House in the tiny coastal state, political parties have been drafting strategies in anticipation of different outcomes. According to the polling authorities in the state, the results may come out as early as 11 am. Although both the BJP and the Congress have expressed confidence that they will win a majority, both the parties have also started back-channel negotiations with potential allies in case their numbers fall short. Apart from the BJP and the Congress, other parties contesting the election include the Goa Forward Party, the Maharashtra Gomantak Party, Aam Aadmi Party, and Trinamool Congress as well as Independents.