The BJP, which had strained ties with the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party in 2019, is looking for a Sudhin Dhavalikar-led party as exit polls once again predicted a hung assembly in Goa. On the eve of the counting of votes, BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis – who is in charge of the coastal state – said the MGP is a “natural ally” of the BJP. However, he said he was “absolutely sure” that the BJP would get “a thumping majority”.