On the face of it, BJP seems to be comfortably placed in South Goa seat. After engineering the defection of eight of the 11 Congress MLAs soon after the 2022 assembly elections, BJP had effectively brought 15 of the 20 assembly segments under its sway. But beneath the veneer of high-decibel optimism, the party managers are concerned about the undercurrents of insecurity among “turncoat” MLAs, particularly those representing Christian dominated constituencies.
In the third phase of Lok Sabha polls, more than 11 lakh eligible voters will exercise their franchise for two Lok Sabha seats in Goa which is witnessing a bilateral fight between the Congress and the BJP.