Panaji, In the initial trends of Goa Vidhansabha Counting, the ruling BJP in the state is leading in 18 seats, while the opposition Congress is leading in 12 seats. Officials gave this information. The Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) is leading in five seats, while independent candidates are leading in three seats, he said in the available trends for all 40 assembly seats in Goa.
Goa polls trends: BJP closing in on half-way mark, CM Pramod Sawant now in lead
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According to the Election Commission website, Goa Forward Party (GFP) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) are leading in one seat each. According to the website, Goa Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Pramod Sawant is trailing Congress candidate Dharmesh Sangalani in the state’s Sankhali seat in early trends.
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At present, BJP is ahead in 19 seats in the country’s smallest state Goa. While Congress is leading in 12 seats, MGP+ is leading in 5 seats. AAP is leading in 1 and other 3 seats. On the other hand, CM Pramod Sawant is ahead of Sankelim by 604 votes. After the second round, Deputy CM Chandrakant Kavlekar is currently trailing by 1422 votes from Quepam seat.
Know important updates…
- Congress veteran Digambar Kamat is leading from Margaon seat by 5,849 votes.
- TMC and MGP alliance is giving tough competition on 4 seats. In the current trends, they are expected to get 10 seats this time.
- BJP’s Ravi Naik is trailing from Ponda.
- Goa Forward Party chief Vijay Sardesai is currently leading from Fatorda seat by 1500 votes.
According to the website, Sangalani is leading by over 317 votes over Sawant in Sankhali. Counting of votes for the 40 assembly seats in Goa held on February 14 is underway. The ruling BJP in the state is in a race to form the government for the third time in a row. At the same time, the opposition Congress is hoping for an absolute majority to prevent a repeat of the 2017 developments. The Congress emerged as the single largest party in the 2017 assembly elections, but the BJP, in alliance with other parties, prevented it from forming the government.