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BJP closing in on half-way mark in Goa, CM now in lead
March 10, 2022
The Bharatiya Janata Party in Goa is inching closer to the half-way mark as early trends of the counting of votes showed the party leading on 18 Assembly seats.
The Election Commission of India's data at 10.30 am showed the BJP leading on 18 Assembly seats out of the total 40 seats in the state. While the BJP is leading on 18 seat, Congress was ahead on 13 constituencies.
The incumbent Chief Minister Pramod Sawant is leading by over 300 votes so far in Sanquelim Assembly seat, official data at 10:30 am said.
The majority mark in the state is 21 Assembly seats. Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party is leading on five seats, ECI data showed while Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is also leading on one seat as well.