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Hung assembly likely in Goa: Cong leads on 17 seats, BJP on 13
New Delhi: Goa appeared headed for a hung assembly on Saturday with the Congress leading with 17 seats and BJP winning 13 seats, where both the parties need at least 21 seats to form a Government. Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar lost the Mandrem assembly seat by a margin of nearly 5,000 votes to Congress rival Dayanand Sopte.
While Parsekar exited the counting Centre in Panaji without speaking to reporters, Dayanand Sopte dedicated the victory to his party workers and said that the people were unhappy with Parsekar's work.
"The margin of nearly 5,000 votes shows that the people were unhappy with the CM's work," Sopte said.
Here are live updates:
- BJP leads on 13 seats and Congress on 17 seats
- Goa CM loses Mandrem seat to Congress
- Heavy security outside a counting centre in Panaji
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