Manipur, Goa election results 2017 live

He also asserted that the BJP will form the government in Goa and Manipur, where it has not got a majority, and claimed that the verdict will mark the end of the politics of caste, nepotism and appeasement and the beginning of the politics of performance.

Uncertainty looms large on government formation in Manipur although the ruling Congress is the single largest party in the new assembly with 28 seats. Even though BJP has not named its chief ministerial candidate for UP, the electric campaigning has given some idea of who could be the probable choice.

BJP yet again has tried to overturn the verdict of the people of goa.

The one blip for the BJP was that it fared less well in the other three states that elected new legislatures. The seat that hangs in balance has been won by an Independent. “To even claim you want to form a government is an insult to democracy and disrespect to the mandate of this election”. Though the AAP started out with a bang drawing a large number of people to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s Panaji rally in May 2016, the AAP seemed more blown away by its own spin. It will get 25-31 seats, while Congress will get 17-23 seats, others, including Irom Sharmila’s PRJA, will get 9-15 seats. Anti-incumbency sentiment against the BJP government, organizational changes and a low-profile campaign seem to have helped the Congress.

Bhatt thanked people of the state for voting overwhelmingly in favour of the BJP and powering it to a “historic” win. According to Axis Exit Poll, BJP will retain majority in Goa with between 18 and 22 seats.

Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the BJP’s victory in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls and termed the BJP’s win as a historic achievement. The petition signed by Goa Forward supporter David Aguiar said numerous BJP’s controversial decisions, like increasing the number of casinos, de-classification of coconut trees and nationalisation of rivers, were opposed by the Goa Forward.

The voter turnout was at an all time high, at 83% for 2017, with a total of 250 contestants in the fray. Until now, the BJP had just two seats. Alemao was the chief minister when he was part of the Congress, and the NCP had contested the 2012 elections in alliance with the Congress.

In October 2016, RSS rebel Subhash Velingkar formed the GSM with the only objective of defeating the BJP.

Previous state governments, Mr Modi was implying, took particular care of Muslims as a vote bank, whereas the BJP would tend to the needs of Hindus. Only one constituency among the 40 in the state is reserved for scheduled tribes.

Though the Congress gained eight seats, its vote share has also declined, from 30.6% in 2012 to 28.3% this year.