Goa: INC and BJP, nobody else gets a look-in
13 Assembly elections · 1967–2022 · every seat count and share is read from the official record.
Goa has voted in 13 Assembly elections between 1967 and 2022. Indian National Congress has been the largest party in 6 of them — more than any rival.
Power has changed hands 7 times. The steadiest run was Indian National Congress's — the top party from 1984 to 1999 across 4 elections.
In 2007, Indian National Congress broke through — 16 of 40 seats — ending Bharatiya Janata Party's hold, which fell from 17 to 14.
In 2012, Bharatiya Janata Party broke through — 21 of 40 seats — ending Indian National Congress's hold, which fell from 16 to 9.
In 2017, Indian National Congress broke through — 17 of 40 seats — ending Bharatiya Janata Party's hold, which fell from 21 to 13.
In 2022, Bharatiya Janata Party broke through — 20 of 40 seats — ending Indian National Congress's hold, which fell from 17 to 11.
The sharpest single swing was 1980: INCU went from 0 to 20 seats, a gain of 20.
INCU's steepest fall came in 1984, from 20 seats to 0.
The closest verdict was 2002: Bharatiya Janata Party finished just 1 seats ahead of Indian National Congress.
Most recently, in 2022, Bharatiya Janata Party holds 20 of 40 seats on 33.3% of the vote — short of the 21-seat majority.
Pivotal elections
who held the house, seat by seatEvery time power changed hands
- 1980INCU took the house with 20 of 30, ending MAG’s run (15 → 7).
- 1984INC took the house with 18 of 30, ending INCU’s run (20 → 0).
- 2002BJP took the house with 17 of 40, ending INC’s run (21 → 16).
- 2007INC took the house with 16 of 40, ending BJP’s run (17 → 14).
- 2012BJP took the house with 21 of 40, ending INC’s run (16 → 9).
- 2017INC took the house with 17 of 40, ending BJP’s run (21 → 13).
- 2022BJP took the house with 20 of 40, ending INC’s run (17 → 11).
Party identity
renames, splits and mergers along the way- Indian National Congress saw All India Trinamool Congress break away in 1998; saw Nationalist Congress Party break away in 1999; saw YSR Congress Party break away in 2011; saw NCO break away in 1969; saw INCU break away in 1979; saw ICS break away in 1978; saw BAC break away in 1966; saw UTC break away in 1969; saw HVP break away in 1996; saw AINRC break away in 2011; took in MSCP in 2014; took in ICS in 1986; took in NNO in 1976; took in HVP in 2004; took in VHP in 1978.
- Bharatiya Janata Party broke away from Janata Party in 1980.
- INCU broke away from Indian National Congress in 1979.