Chief Minister Pramod Sawant trails from Sanquelim

Congress's Dharmesh Saglani is leading over Pramod Sawant by 470 votes, according to the early trends.
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant trails from Sanquelim

Chief Minister Pramod Sawant is trailing from Sanquelim against his rival in the counting of postal ballots in Goa on Thursday.

Congress's Dharmesh Saglani is leading over Pramod Sawant by 470 votes after the first round of voting.

Meanwhile, BJP rebels Laxmikant Parsekar is leading in Mandrem while Utpal Parrikar is trailing in Panaji against their rivals in the counting of postal ballots in Goa.

Parsekar on Wednesday said he was confident of winning the election, but refused to say anything about whether he would support the BJP.

He contested the election as an independent after the BJP denied him ticket and fielded sitting MLA Dayanand Sopte instead from Mandrem.

Former chief minister Parsekar contested the Assembly election, held on February 14, from Mandrem Assembly seat as an Independent candidate, while Utpal Parrikar, the son of former CM Manohar Parrikar, contested from Panaji seat against BJP candidate Atanasio Monserratte.

Chief Minister Pramod Sawant trails from Sanquelim
Goa Election results 2022 live updates: CM Pramod Sawant trailing by 470 votes from Sanquelim

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