Overcoming anti-incumbency, the BJP on Thursday emerged as the single largest party in Goa by winning 20 assembly seats, just one shy of the halfway mark. Congress, on the other hand, finished second with 11 seats.
Goa Election Results 2022 Live: With MGP support, BJP likely to accomplish hattrick win - As per the latest trends for all the 40 Assembly seats in Goa, BJP was leading in 18 seats, while Congress was ahead in 12 seats.
Amid ongoing counting of votes, BJP leader and Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Thursday said that he cannot predict whether Pramod Sawant will become the next Chief Minister of the coastal state and called it a "sensitive question".
"Split in votes among various parties ended up in our numbers being less than what we had hoped for . BJP won by a little over 33 per cent of votes, remaining votes got divided", Congress leader P Chidambaram said.