New political parties and the split in votes for opposition parties led to the victory of the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) despite anti-incumbency for the past 10 years in Goa. The BJP managed to secure 33.3 % votes and opposition parties including the Congress got 66.7% votes. The Congress’s internal assessment says that the major damage was caused by the newly launched Revolutionary Goan Party (RGP) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

Chief Minister Pramod Sawant won by a margin of 666 votes defeating the Congress candidate. Pic/PTI