Assembly election results 2022: BJP to stake claim to form next govt in Goa

The BJP said it has received letters of support from the Maharshtrawadi Gomantak Party and three Independent MLAs

Comfortably placed to retain power in Goa, the BJP on Thursday said it will take a decision on staking claim to form the next government in the state after a meeting of its newly elected MLAs on Friday.

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The BJP said it has received letters of support from the Maharshtrawadi Gomantak Party and three Independent MLAs. In Panaji, independent candidate Utpal Parrikar, the son of former chief minister Manohar Parrikar, lost to BJP’s Atanasio Monserratte. 

Total no. of seats
40

2017 Results
Total seats 40 
Cong 17
BJP 13
MGP 3
Others 

BJP 20
Congress 11
MGP 2
Others 7

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