BJP poised for landslide in Goa Zilla Panchayat elections, AAP yet to open account

The counting of votes for the Goa Zilla Panchayat Election 2025 is underway across 14 centres — six in North Goa and eight in South Goa. The ruling BJP is poised for a sweeping victory, even as the Congress registers unexpected gains in some traditional BJP strongholds.

So far, the BJP has won 11 seats, while the Congress has secured four. Regional parties — RGP, GFP, and MGP — have won one seat each. Two independents have also registered victories as counting continues.

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BJP’s Maheswar Govekar has won the Siolim ZP seat. The party has also bagged seats in Xeldem, Sanvordem, Latambarcem, Calangute, Rivona, Dharbandora, Barcem, Reis Magos, Nagargao, and Honda.

The Congress has so far won the Davorlim, Guirdolim, Nuvem, Curtorim, and Cola seats.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is yet to open its account, with its candidates trailing in nearly all the seats it contested.

The early trends are being seen as a major setback for the AAP, which had invested heavily in its campaign. AAP chief and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had also actively campaigned for the party.

The Goa Zilla Panchayat Elections 2025 were held on Saturday and recorded a voter turnout of 70.81 per cent — the highest since 2005, when the elections were held for the first time.

Goa has two Zilla Parishads — North Goa and South Goa — with a total of 50 district panchayat seats.

The elections are being viewed as a crucial test for Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, who is looking to consolidate his position following the nightclub fire incident and allegations of job scams.