Punjab, Goa go to assembly polls tomorrow

Campaigning for Assembly elections in Punjab and Goa ended on Thursday. Both the states go to poll on Saturday. Votes will be counted on Mar 11.Both Punjab and Goa are tied in a three-cornered contest between the ruling front led by the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Congress, and the new entrant Aam Aadmi Party.

In Punjab, the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP alliance is facing a tough contest from the Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress. In Goa, too, the ruling party BJP is facing the Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress in the triangular contest. The Congress has fielded candidates on all 117 seats, while the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal and the BJP have fielded candidates in 94 and 23 seats, respectively. The new entrant AAP has fielded candidates on 110 seats and its ally Lok Insaaf Party has fielded candidates for seven seats.

Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party, which walked out of the ruling alliance in Goa, has fielded candidates in alliance with the Shiv Sena and Goa Suraksha Manch.

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