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Former Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar has won the Panaji Assembly seat
by defeating Congress candidate Dinar Tarcar by 1,444 votes.
BJP nominee and sitting MLA Vijay Pai Khot has won the Canacona Assembly seat
by defeating Congress candidate Sanjay Bhandekar by 226 votes.
But former BJP state president Rajendra Arlekar has lost to NCP candidate Jose
Philip in the Vasco Da Gama seat.
Congress minister Digambar Kamat has won the Margao seat by defeating BJP
candidate Sharmad Pai Raiturkar by 2,186 votes.
Congress is leading in southern constituencies of Loutolim, Velim and St Andre
assembly constituency.
Sitting MLA and BJP spokesperson Laxmikant Parsekar is leading in Mandrem. The
BJP is also leading in Mormugao while independent candidate Anil Salgaonkar is
leading in Sanvordem.
Number game
In all, 202 candidates, including 49 independents, are in the fray for
election, which was held on June 2.
The main battle is between the ruling Congress-NCP coalition, led by Pratapsinh
Rane and the BJP opposition led by chief ministerial candidate Manohar Parrikar.
The BJP is contesting for the highest 33 seats, followed by its rival Congress
32, the oldest Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party-26, Save Goa Front (SGF)-17.
Also, JD(S) and UGDP-11 each, Shiv Sena-7, Nationalist Congress Party-6,
Communist Party of India (CPI)-3, CPI(Marxist)-1, RPI(A)-4, GSP-1, and
Independents-50.
Political tangle
Ahead of the vote count, leaders of ruling Congress and main opposition BJP
claimed they will form the next government in the state.
''We will get a simple majority and wrest power from Congress,'' former Chief
Minister and senior BJP leader Manohar Parrikar said.
Asked to specify the number of seats he expected BJP to win, Parrikar said,
''We will win at least 21 seats''.
Parrikar had earlier stated that his party would prefer to sit in Opposition if
it fails to get a clear-cut majority.
Senior Congress party leader and MP Shantaram Naik said his party would get a
'comfortable majority' and retain power.
''Initially, we projected that Congress would garner around 30 seats but that
figure has come down in the backdrop of smaller parties managing to split
votes,'' he added.
If there is a hung assembly, it is smaller parties which will become king
makers and this time when it comes to allies, the BJP may have the edge.
The top kingmaker this time is Churchill Alemao, who left the Congress to form
the Save Goa Front. And then there is United Goan Democratic party, which again
may win one or two seats.
(Source: NDTV)
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