Voting for Goa assembly elections will be held on February 4, counting on March 11
Assembly elections for the 40 seats in Goa will be held on February 4, the
Election Commission has announced today. The results will be announced on March 11. In the 2012 assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in alliance with Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) notched victory trouncing the Congress out of power. This time the ruling BJP faces challenge from the Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party, which has promised "special status" for the state if it comes to power.
The BJP in its 2012 election manifesto had promised special status to
Goa. However, Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar in November last year ruled out the possibility of Goa getting a special category status as the "state tops in all fronts and is not backward".
Here's a ready reckoner for the coming elections:
Elections will be held on February 4- Results will be announced on March 11
- Number of seats: 114
- Ruling alliance: Shiromani Akali Dal and BJP
The results of Goa Assembly Elections 2012- Bharatiya Janata Party: 56 seats
- Congress: 9 seats
- Others: 10 seats
The results of Lok Sabha Elections 2014In Goa, the AAP has named former Inspector General of Prisons Elvis Gomes as the Chief Ministerial candidate.
Mr Gomes, 53 -- the Inspector General (Prisons) and part of the Urban Development department - had taken voluntary retirement from his government job in July last year and joined AAP.
The ruling BJP has not announced any chief ministerial candidate for Goa.
"The countdown has started for the ruling parties in Punjab and Goa," AAP's convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said, adding that his party had no objection to both Punjab and Goa voting on the same day.