To prevent horse-trading and a repeat of the 2017 mess, top Congress leaders have asked their Goa candidates to stay in a hotel till Thursday afternoon, a day after the results of five states, including the coastal state, were declared. will be done. for sources.
Sources said that most of the Congress candidates will not reach the counting center on March 10 and will be represented by their election agents.
Goa Congress candidates from both North and South regions are likely to stay inside a hotel in the northern part of the state.
Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president DK Shivakumar, who played a key role in the 2018 Rajasthan elections, has also been sent to Goa. “I am sure that on March 10, the Congress government will be formed in Goa… People want change. I will be in Goa to help the leaders.”
All India Congress Committee (AICC) senior election observer P Chidambaram and in-charge Dinesh Gundu Rao have been camping in Goa since Sunday.
Goa Congress President Girish Chodankar has expressed confidence of winning the election with 23-26 seats.
“The magic figure has been set by the people of Goa. It will come out in the open soon. We are confident that we will win between 23 and 26 seats.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had met Goa candidates last week and held a review meeting with senior leaders. “Rahul Gandhi reviewed the political situation in Goa and discussed strategies for the post-poll scenario with us. with [Congress general secretary] KC Venugopal and Goa Senior Election Observer P Chidambaram, I attended the meeting in Delhi,” Gundu Rao said in a tweet after the meeting.
In the 2017 Goa elections, the Congress won 17 out of 40 seats, but due to slow decision making, the BJP formed the government in the state with the help of smaller parties and independents, despite winning 13 seats.
Meanwhile, most exit polls have given the BJP an edge over other parties in Goa, with some predicting a majority for the party in the 40-member Goa Assembly, but Chief Minister Pramod Sawant being more circumspect in his prediction of a possible post. Election scenario.
ABP C-Voter exit poll has predicted between 13 to 17 seats for BJP and 12 to 16 seats for Congress. AAP is projected to win 1-5 seats.
The India Ahead-ETG poll has predicted a near majority for the BJP with 20-22 seats, while the Congress and AAP are expected to get 7-9 and 6-8 seats respectively.
However, the India Today-Axis poll has predicted that the Congress will win between 15 and 20 seats, while the BJP will win between 14 and 18 seats, the Trinamool Congress-Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party alliance will win between 2 and 5 seats and the others 0-4. seats.
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