Goa Election

Issuing a warning to Congress' DK Shivakumar and others, Ravi said he would not spare anybody attempting to lay hands in the BJP camp. The warning comes after Goa Congress has camped its MLA in a resort, as per media reports, after exit polls hinted at the hung verdict.

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant won the election from his traditional Sanquelim Assembly constituency on Thursday, and expressed confidence that the BJP will form government in the coastal state.

Goa is a typical example of a pre-election contest and a post result strategy. Senior journalist K R Sreenivas explains.

As the verdict puts pollsters to test and decides the fate of the candidates in the fray, let us take a look at the big fights. 

Congress' Rodolfo Louis Fernandes has registered a win in the St. Cruz constituency, a Grand Old Party stronghold.

Exit polls have projected that Goa may be headed for a hung assembly. Regardless, negotiations and number-crunching are already underway in resorts and hotels. Join us as the Goa mandate unfolds, and so does its politics.

Goa Forward Party's (GFP) Vijai Sardesai has emerged victorious in the Fatorda assembly constituency.

Former chief minister of Goa and six-time MLA Digambar Kamat has won again from his bastion Margao on a Congress ticket.

Congress' Aleixo Sequeira has emerged victorious in the Nuvem assembly constituency.

The Goa Election 2022 was first that BJP contested since stalwart Manohar Parrikar’s death in 2019. His son, Utpal, had sought a BJP ticket from Panaji but was turned down.

Adding to the historic win for the Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab, there was more good news for the Arvind Kejriwal-led party as it secured its first-ever seats in Goa.

Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party's (MGP) Jit Vinayak Arolkar has emerged victorious in the Mandrem assembly constituency.

Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant emerged victorious in the Sanquelim assembly constituency as he defeated Congress leader Dharmesh Saglani by a margin of 600 votes, according to the Election Commission (EC).

Congress paid the price for infighting with the party when the voters handed over power to Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab. The BJP secured comfortable victories in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur. In Goa too, the BJP emerged as the single largest party with 20 seats in the 40-member assembly and is hoping to form the government at the earliest.

Permutations and combinations will turn out to be an exciting game, says senior journalist K R Sreenivas