New Delhi:
The latest trends for the counting of votes for Goa Assembly elections show a lead for the Congress Party. The Congress is leading on 13 seats, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on 12, Others on 8. In a setback to BJP, Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar was humbled in his sitting seat Mandrem by Congress candidate Dayanand Sopte, as the ruling and opposition parties appeared locked in a close fight, going by results and trends from all the 40 segments.
Watch Live Goa Election Results 2017 updates: BJP takes back lead over Congress, ahead in 11 seats
The new entrant to the electoral scene in the coastal state, the AAP is no where in the scene and the party was trailing in all constituencies. AAP's CM candidate for the state, Elvis Gomes, was trailing at third no. in Cuncolim constituency.
The BJP fielded candidates in 36 constituencies and supported Independents in the remaining seats while the new entrant to the electoral scene in the coastal state, the AAP has contested in 39 seats and the leaders who campaigned for the party included Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.Seems like the infights within the Goa RSS doing damage for BJP.
