Goa Assembly Election Results 2022 Explained: The BJP makes candidates count

The BJP’s emphasis on winnability of candidates seems to have worked. It faced criticism for giving tickets to two couples, choosing defectors over its loyal cadre, but emerged as the single largest party.

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant flashes the victory sign as BJP leads, during counting day of Goa elections, in Panaji, Thursday, March 10, 2022. (PTI)

Written by: Mayura Janwalkar

2 min readPanajiMar 12, 2022 12:36 PM IST First published on: Mar 11, 2022 at 03:50 AM IST

BJP choices: The BJP’s emphasis on winnability of candidates seems to have worked. It faced criticism for giving tickets to two couples, choosing defectors over its loyal cadre, but emerged as the single largest party.

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Divided opposition: The opposition was more of a crowd and less of a group, which reflects in the results. Congress leaders acknowledged that opposition votes were split among parties including the Aam Aadmi Party, Trinamool Congress, Revolutionary Goans and independents.

AAP entry: After burning its fingers in 2017, AAP spent the last five years contesting local body elections and working on the ground. This election, it has made an entry into the Assembly winning two seats.