Interpreting fractured mandate of Goa assembly election 2017: A question of representation

Abstract

The recently concluded elections in Goa reveal a fractured mandate with no single party able to muster majority seats. Both Congress and BJP registered a decline in their vote share. The major set back was for the BJP which was not able to repeat its previous result in the 2017 elections. It suffered double loss not only o f seat share but also of vote share. Election results though were predicted to produce hung assem bly, governm ent form ation took people of Goa by surprise and produced anguish among some sections of voters.