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With the exit polls predicting a very close contest between BJP and the Congress, BJP Chief Minister Pramod Sawant before the counting had hinted at reaching out to other parties post- results. And he seems to have done just that .
As the trends began to come in with the BJP: 18, Cong: 11, AAP: 2, MGP+ 4, Others: 2, CM Sawant reiterated his earlier line . He said the party will form the government in Goa. “We will take MGP and independent candidates with us.” Sawant was quoted as saying by ANI
BJP leaders to meet Goa Governor PS Sreedharan Pillai today to stake claim for government formation in the state.
Congress would be bitterly disappointed with the results. Senior leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram oversaw the party campaign . The results are a big blow. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s foray beyond her state has not worked at all.
