BJP, Congress Lead in One Seat Each in Goa Lok Sabha Poll

BJP leads in North Goa, Congress in South Goa. Shripad Naik of BJP leads in North Goa by 918 votes. Viriato Fernandes of Congress leads in South Goa by 1,593 votes.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress are leading in one Lok Sabha seat each in Goa, according to early trends at 9.15 am on Tuesday, after election officials completed counting postal ballots.

Goa sends two MPs to the Lok Sabha. The BJP's five-time MP Shripad Naik is leading by 918 votes from North Goa, which he is widely expected to win. Meanwhile, the Congress' Viriato Fernandes is leading the BJP's Pallavi Dempo by 1,593 votes in the South Goa seat, which has a sizeable Christian minority.

If the trends continue it will mean a repeat of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, which saw the BJP and the Congress share one seat each in the polls.

Source: BJP, Congress lead in one seat each in Goa