Goa Elections 2022: BJP wins 20 seats while Congress secures 9 seats

The BJP easily reached the halfway point by securing 20 of the 40 assembly seats.

In the 2022 Assembly elections, Goa has opted to vote for the BJP once more. While counting for two seats is still ongoing, with the Congress party in the lead, counting for the remaining seats has been finished.

According to the Election Commission, the saffron party BJP won 20 seats, while the Congress won nine. AAP and Maharashtrawadi Gomantak each won two seats. One seat was gained by the Goa Forward Party, one by the Revolutionary Goans Party, and three by independent candidates.

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Following the BJP’s victory in Goa, CM Pramod Sawant stated, I’ve won with low margins but we (BJP) have won with a majority. It’s a big deal. 20 seats were confirmed, 3 confirmed their support.

“It was very challenging for me as I was campaigning state-wise but couldn’t reach my own constituency. My workers campaigned for me,” Sawant stated, adding that the party workers deserve credit for the present victory.

Sawant further claimed that Independent MLA Chandrakant Shetye had backed the BJP. Sawant won the Sanquelim constituency for the third time, defeating Congress contender Dharmesh Saglani by over 650 votes. Sawant stated that he wanted the appointment of the Goa Governor in order to lay a claim to lead the state’s administration.