Congress has staked claim to form the government in Goa after the demise of Manohar Parrikar and have approached the governor of Goa. One of the big names doing the round is speaker Pramod Sawant.
Congress - 14 MLAs, NCP - 1 MLA, BJP - 12 MLAs with allies MGP 3 MLA, Goa forward party - 3 MLAs, independent - 3 MLAs, vacant seats are 4.