According to sources, state BJP President Sadanand Tanawde met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday. The conference was called after exit poll results released on Monday showed the Bharatiya Janata Party with a tiny lead in the state, prompting discussion about possible post-election possibilities.
Devendra Fadnavis will meet with Goa BJP candidates and other state leaders at the Garware Club House in Mumbai at 5 p.m. today, according to sources.
Sawant assured the journalists after the meeting that the BJP would form the government in Goa with a “full majority.” “We’ll probably get 20 or more seats.” In addition, if necessary, we will enlist the help of independents. People voted for us because of the development that the BJP government has brought about,” he explained. The chief minister stated that he and the prime minister had discussed the present political situation and government formation.
Meanwhile, BJP leaders and strategists in Uttarakhand began debating different post-election scenarios that could arise in the state following the release of the Uttarakhand exit poll findings.
Top leaders of both the saffron party and the Opposition Congress were holding closed-door discussions in Dehradun, according to CNN-News18, the day after several exit polls failed to provide a clear picture of the Uttarakhand assembly election outcome.
Kailash Vijayvargiya, the BJP’s general secretary, and Prahlad Joshi, the union minister in charge of Uttarakhand, have already arrived in Doon and are having meetings. According to sources, the BJP is in contact with independent candidates and other parties that have a higher chance of winning in the case of a hung assembly.
Deependra Singh Hooda, a Congress MP and special observer, arrived at the state capital. He is speaking with state officials such as Harish Rawat and senior leader Pritam Singh.
“The BJP’s number in exit polls is lower; the outcome on March 10 will be different.” I am hopeful that BJP will get an absolute majority. On March 10, there will be festivities,” Dhami remarked on Tuesday.
In Goa, Pramod Sawant appeared to be more cautious in his assessment of a potential post-poll situation, despite the fact that the bulk of exit polls gave the BJP the edge, with some even projecting a BJP majority in the 40-member Goa Assembly.
While the BJP campaigned on the slogan “22 plus in 2022,” Sawant stated the party would seek help from Independent MLAs to create government if it was stuck at 17-18 seats.
“If we’re stuck at 17-18, I believe Independents will win three to four seats.” Independents are more likely to support people who are in power. I am optimistic that I would be able to build a government with Independents “On Monday, Sawant added, several exit polls forecast a strong showing for the BJP.
Goa Congress candidates are expected to check into a hotel in North Goa, according to CNN-News18. “Both North and South Goa candidates are expected to check into this hotel tonight to avoid poaching, according to a directive from the top party leadership,” “according to the sources
Many Congress candidates will not attend the counting centres on election day. Their election agents will be in charge of representing them. They advised candidates to stay in the hotel till Thursday afternoon.
According to the ABP C-Voter Exit Poll, the BJP will win 13 to 17 seats, while the Congress will win 12 to 16 seats, and the AAP will win 1 to 5 seats.
According to the India Ahead-ETG poll, the BJP is anticipated to win a near-majority with 20-22 seats, while the Congress and AAP are expected to win 7-9 and 6-8 seats, respectively.
According to the Republic-P Marq poll, the BJP is likely to win 16 to 20 seats, the Congress 9-13 seats, the AAP 4–8 seats, and others 1–5 seats.
The BJP is expected to win 20-22 seats, the Congress between 4 and 6 seats, the AAP 5-7 seats, and Independents 7-9 seats, according to NewsX-Polstrat.
According to the Times Now-VETO poll, the BJP will win between 17 and 21 seats, the Congress will win 4-6 seats, the AAP will win between 8 and 11 seats, and others will win between 3 and 5 seats.
According to the India News-Jan Ki Baat poll, the BJP will win 18-22 seats, the Congress will win 5-6 seats, the AAP will win 7-9 seats, and others will win between 5 and 8 seats.
According to an India Today-Axis poll, the Congress is expected to win 15 to 20 seats, while the BJP is expected to win 14 to 18 seats, with the Trinamool Congress-Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party combo gaining 2 to 5 seats and others 0-4 seats.
Girish Chodankar, the president of the Goa Congress, expressed confidence in his party’s ability to win 23-26 seats in the elections.
“The people of Goa have decided on the magical figure. It will be revealed in the near future. Chodankar stated, “We are optimistic that we will win between 23 and 26 seats.”
Goa has 40 Assembly seats and a 21-seat majority.
