New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released a list of six candidates for the upcoming Goa elections in 2022 on Wednesday.
For the upcoming Goa polls, the ruling party has fielded Rajesh Tulshidas Patnekar from Bicholim, Joseph Robert Sequeria from Calangute, Antonio Fernandes from St Cruz, Janita Pandurangg Madkaikar from Cumbarjua, Narayan G Naik from Cortalim, and Anthony Barbosa from Curtorim.
With the term of the current Goa Legislative Assembly expiring on March 15, the Goa Assembly Election will be conducted in one phase, i.e. in the second phase of the Assembly Elections 2022. The date of polling in Goa is February 14, 2022.
The vote counting for the Goa elections will take place on March 10, 2022.
Goa Legislative Assembly Election 2017
Goa elections were last held on February 4, 2017, with Congress emerging as the single largest party with 17 MLAs. The election results threw up a hung assembly in the state with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) winning 13 seats in the 40-member assembly.
BJP managed to form the government with support from regional parties and independents.
However, the BJP formed a government forging an alliance with the support of the Goa Forward Party (GFP), Maharastrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP), and two Independents, to reach the magic figure of 21 in the 40-member house.
(With ANI Inputs)