In Manipur, the Congress emerged as the single largest party with 28 of 60 seats. Dr A Chella Kumar, who charted the Congress campaign along with party state chief Luizinho Faleiro, said, “The Congress is forming the government in Goa. The Congress is in a tight spot even though the Trinamool Congress, which won one seat, has offered support. Goa: Congress has edgeThe first indication of the BJP losing was evident one hour into counting, when Chief Minister Parsekar trailed Dayanand Sopte of the Congress. Goa Forward and the NCP are likely to back a Congress government — two of the three Goa Forward MLAs are former Congressmen.

Source: Indian Express March 11, 2017 23:57 UTC