Exuding confidence, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday claimed that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will form a government in the state. He said BJP has the support of three Independents and also Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP).
Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis reiterated that his party will take the three independents and MGP along to form the next government in Goa.
The ruling BJP is seeking a third straight term in power in the coastal state. Party leaders will be meeting the Goa Governor to stake claim for the government formation.
Along with Goa, counting of votes were held for four other states - Punjab, UP, Manipur and Uttarakhand.
Here are the Highlights on Goa Election Result 2022:
#GoaAssemblyElectionsResults | As per Goa CEO's office, "The total percentage including EVM, Postal Ballot, and ETPBS counted in the state was 81.92% for North Goa 83.52% and South Goa 80.52%."
- ANI (@ANI) March 10, 2022
#ResultsWithNDTV | "BJP has got an absolute majority now... We will be in a better position to give a stable government to the people of Goa": Vishwajit Rane, Health Minister, Goa on #ElectionResults pic.twitter.com/szisRSG9VR
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 10, 2022
#ResultsWithNDTV | "BJP's vote base is intact and its vote share has in fact increased": Vishwajit Rane to NDTV on #ElectionResults
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 10, 2022
Goa #ElectionResults Updates: https://t.co/MzZs4J115h pic.twitter.com/rOQMXKj305
#ResultsWithNDTV | Three couples are all set to enter Goa Assembly together.
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 10, 2022
Follow all updates on the #ElectionResults here: https://t.co/LpfcFgneBI pic.twitter.com/TKfDt1voWJ
Amit Palekar, the Aam Aadmi Party's chief ministerial candidate in Goa, has lost the elections to Rodolfo Louis Fernandes of the Congress. He finished third with 4,049 votes in the St Cruz Assembly constituency in North Goa District. Read more
Goa Assembly Elections 2022: Can't Say If Pramod Sawant Will Become Chief Minister Again: Goa BJP's Vishwajit RaneAmid ongoing counting of votes, BJP leader and Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Thursday said that he cannot predict whether Pramod Sawant will become the next Chief Minister of the coastal state and called it a "sensitive question".
We've won 20 seats. MGP has also given us a letter of support. 3 independent MLAs have also supported us. So now we are 20+3+2 =25. There is a possibility that more candidates will join us. So we are forming the government, says BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address BJP workers from the Party Headquarters in Delhi at around 7 pm
Grateful to the people of Goa for reposing their faith in the BJP.
- Amit Shah (@AmitShah) March 10, 2022
BJP under the leadership of PM @narendramodi Ji will leave no stone unturned in fulfilling the aspirations of our sisters & brothers of Goa.
Congratulations to @DrPramodPSawant, @ShetSadanand & our karyakartas.
Exuding confidence in forming a BJP government in Goa, Devendra Fadnavis said that Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) would also be allying with BJP in Goa along with other Independent candidates.
BJP wins 20 seats, Congress wins 9 & leads on 2, Maharashtrawadi Gomantak and AAP win 2 each, Goa Forward Party and Revolutionary Goans Party win 1 each & Independent 3
We now even have the support of the 3 Independents and also MGP. They are giving us support, so we are taking their support. As for CM candidate, that is something that the party leaders and party workers will decide, said Pramod Sawant
#ResultsWithNDTV | "We are rather disappointed that these candidates were not accepted by the people of Goa. But I am sure, in future, they will find great merits in these candidates": Congress leader P Chidambaram on #ElectionResults pic.twitter.com/Kx7FrFXyUC
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 10, 2022
#ResultsWithNDTV | Goa Election trends at 4:32 pm. https://t.co/QZmvOvcNwc #ElectionResults pic.twitter.com/rcMPXKsJDA
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 10, 2022
#ResultsWithNDTV | We were able to revive the Congress at the grassroot level, but that did not convert into seats: Congress' Randeep Surjewala at press conference #ElectionResults
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 10, 2022
Watch live: https://t.co/hMlRpgrUU6 pic.twitter.com/zpuhKAU3E2
Humbly accept the people's verdict. Best wishes to those who have won the mandate.
- Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) March 10, 2022
My gratitude to all Congress workers and volunteers for their hard work and dedication.
We will learn from this and keep working for the interests of the people of India.
I would like to express my gratitude to the people of Goa for reposing their trust and love in @BJP4Goa and believing in BJP & the leadership of PM Shri @narendramodi ji. pic.twitter.com/CcuULyecQj
- Dr. Pramod Sawant (@DrPramodPSawant) March 10, 2022
Goa Election Results 2022: Goa Not Up For Grabs, We've Got The Numbers Now, Says BJPGoa election results 2022: The Goa BJP today said it would meet with the Governor this evening to stake claim to form government
We accept this mandate with all humility. We commit ourselves to work harder to earn the trust and love of every Goenkar. No matter how long it takes, we will be here and we will continue to serve the people of Goa, says TMC
Manohar Parrikar's Son Loses In Panaji, But BJP Winner Has A ComplaintUtpal Parrikar, son of former Defence Minister Late Manohar Parrikar, lost to the BJP's Atanasio Monseratte, popularly known as Babush.
AAP wins two seats in Goa. Congratulations and best wishes to Capt Venzy and Er Cruz. Its the beginning of honest politics in Goa
- Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) March 10, 2022
After the Congress' poor performance in all five states where Assembly elections were held, party workers staged a protest outside the party's headquarters, alleging that democracy was being "murdered" through EVMs.
#ResultsWithNDTV | Goa Election trends at 1:17 pm. https://t.co/QZmvOvcNwc #ElectionResults pic.twitter.com/qZIriast8z
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 10, 2022
BJP will form the government in Goa; we will take MGP and independent candidates with us, says Goa CM and BJP leader Pramod Sawant
AAP Claims Win In First Goa Seat, Against Key Trinamool CandidateThe Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) claimed its first victory in Goa in the 2022 polls, with party leader Atishi saying that AAP's Captain Venzy Viegas has emerged a winner in Benaulim.
Bharatiya Janata Party leaders to meet Goa Governor P.S.Sreedharan Pillai today to stake claim for government formation in the state
#ResultsWithNDTV | In Goa, three of the biggest faces are leading in their respective seats.
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 10, 2022
Watch our LIVE coverage all day on NDTV 24X7 and https://t.co/hMlRpgaRS6#ElectionResults #GoaElections2022 pic.twitter.com/Y6lT2U5tfR
As an Independent candidate it was a good fight, I thank the people. Satisfied with the fight but result is little disappointing," says Utpal Parrikar, son of late Manohar Parrikar
#ResultsWithNDTV | BJP supporters celebrate outside counting centre in Panaji, Goa #ElectionResults
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 10, 2022
Watch live: https://t.co/hMlRpgrUU6 pic.twitter.com/d8Cok9BBvI
As per the latest trends for all the 40 Assembly seats in Goa, BJP was leading in 19 seats, while Congress was ahead in 10 seats. MGP was ahead in 4 seats, AAP in two and Goa Forward Party and Revolutionary Goans Party ahead in one seat each. Independents were ahead in three seats.
Goa Elections 2022: Goa BJP's Vishwajit Rane, Leading, Chokes Up, Thanks PM ModiVishwajit Rane, BJP leader and minister in the incumbent government in Goa, was seen crying in joy as he left a polling station in Valpoi segment, where is leading with a margin of over 7,000 votes in early trends.
Congress Staring At Another Debacle, Leader Talks Of "Revamp, Rewiring"As the Congress stared at a defeat today in Punjab, Uttarakhand and Goa, a senior party leader talked about a "revamp and rewiring" after the latest in a series of election debacles.
The incumbent Chief Minister Pramod Sawant is leading by over 300 votes so far in Sanquelim Assembly seat, official data at 10:30 AM said
#ResultsWithNDTV | Goa Election trends at 10:40 am. https://t.co/QZmvOuUEi4 #ElectionResults Health Warning: based on postal votes pic.twitter.com/uE2VnjE14Y
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 10, 2022
BJP leading in 18 seats, Congress- 12, Maharashtrawadi Gomantak-5, Aam Aadmi Party-1, Independent-2 as per early EC trends
#ResultsWithNDTV | Goa - how BJP and Congress candidates currently stand in #ElectionResults
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 10, 2022
Health warning: Based on postal votes#GoaElections2022 pic.twitter.com/uiKZGF5wxG
The Congress was leading in 15 Assembly seats of Goa, while the BJP was ahead in 13, as per the latest trends available of 38 out of the 40 seats in the state.
"I had said one month ago that I would put Punjab, Goa and Uttarakhand in the Congress kitty. Then, after the exit polls, I said, 'unfortunately, Punjab is a disappointment but I will stick by what I had said about Uttarakhand and Goa'. I would be surprised if we lost Uttarakhand. We will be the single-largest, though in the hung situation, in Goa," said Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi.
#ResultsWithNDTV | Leads from Goa
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 10, 2022
Health Warning: Based on postal votes #ElectionResults pic.twitter.com/GPqM8ks903
Election Results 2022: Ready For One Nation, One Election, Says Poll Body Chief Sushil ChandraOne Nation One Election is a good suggestion, but this will need a change in the Constitution and it is to be decided in parliament. The Election Commission is fully prepared and is capable of conducting simultaneous elections, said CEC.
#ResultsWithNDTV | Goa Election trends at 8:48 am. https://t.co/QZmvOvcNwc #ElectionResults Health Warning: based on postal votes pic.twitter.com/q0c9DNDZ1i
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 10, 2022
Offered prayers at Shree Datta Mandir in Sankhali. pic.twitter.com/1zL5xEEejD
- Dr. Pramod Sawant (@DrPramodPSawant) March 10, 2022
Counting of votes has began amid tight security at two centres in Goa
Long before the counting of votes started in Goa, the Congress, in a show of confidence, asked for a meeting with the governor in the afternoon.
#ResultsWithNDTV | Countdown to #AssemblyElections2022 results - votes will be counted in 40 seats, 21 needed for majority pic.twitter.com/rQHT17hog7
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 10, 2022
