BJP Ready To Form Government In Goa For The Third Time
BJP ready to form government in Goa for the third time in a row, CM Pramod Sawant won, but both his deputy CMs lost.
In Goa, once synonymous with instability, the Bharatiya Janata Party is ready to provide a stable government for the third time in a row.
It has won 20 seats in the 40-member assembly and has claimed the support of both MGP and three independent MLAs.
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has won, but both his deputy CMs have lost. On the other hand, Congress has been reduced to 12 seats with one of its allies.
BJP ready to form government in Goa: Goa BJP capitalizes on the foundation laid by Parrikar.
In 2012, the BJP got 21 seats under the leadership of Manohar Parrikar. The Goa BJP has once again been able to reach close to the same number on its own, on the foundation prepared by Parrikar.
But this time there has been some increase in his vote percentage. So far, where BJP has been coming to power with a maximum of 33 percent votes, this time its vote percentage is seen going above 34 percent.
However, Manohar Parrikar’s son Utpal Parrikar lost the Panaji seat by a mere 674 votes. He was defeated by Atanasio Monserrate, who switched from Congress to BJP.
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant managed to save the seat.
Monserrate has said it was his own victory, not that of the BJP, as the party cadre had tried to win over Utpal. Due to the insistence of contesting from Panaji itself, BJP did not give the ticket to Utpal.
He contested as an independent. Barely winning Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, facing a tough challenge, managed to save his seat by just 666 votes.
But both his deputy chief ministers Manohar Ajgaonkar and Chandrakant Kavlekar lost the election.
Both have lost to Congress candidates. Jagankar was defeated by Digambar Kamat and Kavlekar was defeated by Alton D’Costa.
BJP ready to form government in Goa: Congress got a setback from AAP and Trinamool.
This time Aam Aadmi Party ie AAP has also been successful in showing its influence in Goa. It has won only two seats, but due to it and Trinamool Congress, the Congress has been deeply hurt.
Due to these parties, Congress failed to win seven seats in the state by a margin of fewer than 100 votes.
AAP’s victory in Christian majority seats AAP has been able to show its influence in Christian majority seats. Both its winning candidates are also Christians.
Apart from this, a local party Revolutionary Goa (RG) has also won only one seat, but it has damaged the Congress in many seats.
The condition of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP), Goa’s oldest party, which is fighting in alliance with the Trinamool Congress, also lost the MGP president.
Even its president Deepak Dhavalikar could not save his seat.
This time there will be three couples in the assembly.
There will also be three couples this time in the Goa Legislative Assembly.
Vishwajit Rane, who was a minister in the BJP government, and his wife Diviya have won from Valpoi and Poriyam seats respectively.
Vishwajeet has won by more than eight thousand votes and his wife by more than 13 thousand votes.
BJP’s Atanasio Monserrate has won from the Panaji seat while his wife Jennifer has also won from Taligaon on a BJP ticket.
Similarly, Congress’ Michael Lobo won from his traditional seat Calangute. At the same time, his wife Delilah has won from Siolim on a Congress ticket.
