In previous elections in 2017, the Congress became the single largest party in Goa by winning 17 seats, but the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) - with 13 seats - was quick to form an alliance with the Goa Forward Party and the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party to form its government in Goa. Manohar Parrikar, the then Union Defence Minister, was sent to Goa by the BJP in a last-minute strategy change to help it form the government. However, Parrikar passed away in 2019 after which Pramod Sawant was elevated to the top post. The BJP would be hoping to retain its government in Goa under Sawant in next year's assembly elections, but the entry of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) might hamper its chances in the 40-member legislative assembly that will go to polls on February 14 this year.
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