Goa Election results 2022 live updates: Lotus blooms in Goa for another term

As the counting of postal ballots start, former BJP leader and Goa Chief Minister said that BJP cheated me. "I was never with congress and BJP has cheated me so I am equidistant from both the parties and if I win and will take a call in the interest of Goa," he said.

As counting of postal ballots is underway, early leads show the BJP leading on 9 seats while Congress is ahead on 8 seats.

The counting of votes in Valpoi shows that Health Minister Vishwajit Rane is ahead with 1300 votes

Divya Rane is leading in Poriem assembly consituency of the North Goa with 2600 votes.

Atanasio ‘Babush’ Monserrate is leading in Panaji by 383 votes after the first round of counting.

Goa Forward Party Chief Vijai Sardesai is leading from Fatorda by 593 votes in early trends. He is facing a challenge from BJP Damu Naik.

After the counting of Postal ballot, Congress is leading on 17 seats while BJP is ahead on 14 seats. MGP-TMC is ahead on 4 seats while one Independent Alexio Reginaldo is ahead in Curtorim

In Panaji, BJP's Babush Monserrate is leading over Utpal Parrikar by 1167 votes. Congress's Elvis Gomes is placed at the third place with 343 votes.

Congress's Dharamesh Saglani is leading over Chief Pramod Sawant from Sanquelim by 470 votes.

Early leads coming in from Taleigao show the BJP's Jennifer Monserrate is leading over Congress's Tony Alfredo Rodrigues by 88 votes.

In Aldona, BJP's Glenn Ticlo is leading with 989 votes after round one with while Congress candidate Carlos Ferreira has 873 votes. TMC's Kiran Kandolkar is third place with 649 votes

BJP- 16

Congress- 5

IND - 2

AAP- 2

MGP- 1

BJP's Joshua D'Souza is leading from Mapusa, early numbers based on postal ballot counting only show.

After three rounds of voting, Congress's Digambar Kamat is leading from Margao by 3000 votes over BJP's Manohar Ajgaonkar.

BJP's Rohan Khaunte is leading in Porvorim constituency.

Michael Lobo is leading from Calangute by 1676 votes after two rounds.

BJP - 18

Congress - 12

MGP - 5

IND - 2

AAP - 1

BJP candidate Pravin Arlekar is leading in Pernem over MGP's Rajan Korgaonkar after 4 rounds.

Congress's Digambar Kamat leads by 5849 votes over BJP's Manohar Ajgaonkar in Margao constituency.

Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco (Independent) leads in Curtorim while Revolutionary Goan candidate Rubert Pereira is second.

It's a neck-and-neck fight in Saligao where BJP candidate Jayesh Salgaonkar is trailing by 83 votes against Congress candidate Kedar Naik.

BJP's Jennifer Monserrate leads in Taleigao by only 116 votes over Congress's Tony Rodrigues in a neck-and-nech fight.

Revolutionary Goans's Viresh Borkar is leading from St Andre

Deputy CM Chandrakant Kavlekar is trailing by over 2000 votes in Quepem behind Congress candidate and Manohar Ajgaonkar is trailing in Margao

Rane is leading from Valpoi by 5993 votes after 5 rounds of counting. When asked if he was the CM candidate, he said "no one has told me about the Chief Minister candidature yet I am working for my people."

After trailing for 3 rounds of counting, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant is leading from Sanquelim by 600 votes.

BJP’s Atanasio ‘Babush’ Monserrate leads by 1000 votes in Panaji after 5 rounds of counting, while Independent candidate Utpal Parrikar, son of late Defence Minister is trailing.

MGP's Ketan Bhatikar is leading from Ponda by 129 votes over Congress's Rajesh Verenkar. Ravi Naik is placed at third spot.

In Siolim, Congress's Delilah Lobo is leading by only 34 votes over BJP's Dayanand Mandrekar

Candidate Atanasio Monserrate secures an important seat for BJP. Former chief minister Manohar Parrikar's son and independent candidate Utpal Parrikar accepted defeat and termed the poll battle as a "good fight". Monserrate beat Utpal with a margin of 700 votes.

Nilkant Halarnkar wins from Thivim Assembly constituency by 2,018 votes

According to the latest counting trends, BJP is leading in 19 constituencies, Congress in 11, MGP in 3, AAP in 2, GFP in 1, Independents in 3 and Revolutionary Goans in 1.

Bharatiya Janata Party leaders to meet Goa Governor P.S.Sreedharan Pillai today to stake claim for government formation in the state, reported ANI

With only one round of counting left, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant is leading by nearly 350 votes from Sanquelim.

AAP's Captain Venzy Viegas defeats Churchill Alemao from Benaulim seat.

Dr. Chandrakant Shetye is leading in Bicholim in North Goa

The Election Commission on Thursday lifted the ban on victory processions during the counting of votes and declaration of results in the five states where elections were held recently.

In a statement, the poll panel said keeping in mind the current status of Covid-19 in these states, it has "decided to relax the guidelines on victory processions during and after the counting and has withdrawn the blanket ban on victory procession."

In Panaji, BJP candidate Atanasia Monserrate has defeated Independent candidate and late former CM Manohar Parikar's son Utpal Parikar by 710 votes and said, "It is because of the support few of the workers and supporters that I have managed to win the seat."

AAP's Captain Venzy Viegas and Cruz Silva won in Benaulim and Velim, respectively.

"AAP wins two seats in Goa. Congratulations and best wishes to Capt Venzy and Er Cruz. It's the beginning of honest politics in Goa," tweets AAP's Arvind Kejriwal

"We had thought that we will win but we have to accept the people's mandate. We have got 12 seats, BJP has got 18 seats. We will work strongly as the opposition. Congress will have to work hard to win the confidence of people," said Congress leader Michael Lobo.

Congress candidate Delilah Lobo wins from Siolim constituency with a margin of 1,648 votes.

The BJP claims it has the support of three independents Antonio Vas (Cortalim), Chandrakant Shetye (Bicholim) and Alex Reginaldo (Curtorim).

“Lead is not everything. The final results are yet to come. We will form the next government with the help of other political parties and Independents,” says Goa Pradesh Congress Committee’s working president Aleixo Sequeira.