Goa election results 2022: Sawant holds fort, set for a second term

Utpal Parrikar, the son of former BJP chief minister late Manohar Parrikar, featured at third place from Panjim constituency after he contested as a rebel when the BJP did not give him a ticket

The sequestering of candidates in resorts by the Congress, the corralling, and the security measures to prevent defection in Goa proved pointless as the election yielded a clear verdict in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party and a grim-faced Congress conceded defeat. The BJP got 20 seats on its own, while the Congress could not go beyond 11.

At a press conference, Goa CM Pramod Sawant, who is likely to become CM again, said: “I want to thank the people of Goa. We had asked for 22 but we were just a little short. We want to thank PM Modi. Credit