Stage set for high stake battles in Goa and Uttarakhand-- 55 seats up for grabs in western UP as well

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The stage is set for the high stakes battle between the BJP, Congress and Aam Aadmi Party as Goa, Uttarakhand and parts of western Uttar Pradesh go to the polls today. While it would be single-phase polling in Goa and Uttarakhand, votes would be cast in 55 assembly constituencies spread across nine districts of western Uttar Pradesh.

Even as Uttar Pradesh dominated the election scenario, all eyes are also on Goa and Uttarakhand, where BJP is locked in fierce battles to stay in power. In Goa, this is the first electoral foray for the BJP without its talisman and master strategist, former chief minister, Manohar Parrikar. This small seaside state with 40 assembly seats is locked in a multi-corner contest. Pitted against the ruling BJP is Congress and AAP and Trinamool Congress among other smaller parties. However, analysts observed that the main fight would be between BJP and Congress.

If it is anti-incumbency and factionalism plaguing the ruling BJP, Congress could be hit by the division of votes in Goa. Accusations of corruption in job recruitment, Covid mismanagement and defections are issues that have hit the BJP hard. For Congress, the principal challenger. division of secular votes has emerged as the main cause of concern. AAP which drew blanks both in the 2017 Assembly elections and 2019 Lok Sabha polls have entered the fray armed with a "loyalty affidavit". 

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