The ruling Congress party appears to be heading for a setback in state assembly polls in which it is trailing in five seats.
Trends available till 11:30 am show that the Congress is leading in one other seat, while the BJP is leading in six.
Goa Vikas Party (GVP), a regional party, has won two seats, while one independent has emerged victorious.
Ruling Congress, in alliance with Sharad Pawar-led NCP and main Opposition BJP, which has joined hands with regional outfit MGP, are major contenders for power in the tiny tourist state known for its political volatility.
Congress candidate Mauvin Godinho has won the Dabolim seat defeating his nearest rival Premanand Nasnodkar of MGP by a margin of 944 votes, while the party is also leading in Quepem. Its ally NCP is leading in Tivim.
BJP candidate Ramesh Tawadkar was leading in Canocona. BJP sitting MLA Damodar Naik is facing tough fight in Fatorda from independent Vijay Sardessai, who is leading by 996 votes.
Goa Vikas Party has maintained its leading trend in two constituencies in South Goa in the second round.
Congress heavyweight Ravi Naik is facing a tough battle in Ponda.
As many as 215 candidates are in the fray. A record 81 percent polling was reported in the coastal state on March 3.
In 2007 Assembly polls, Congress had won 16 seats, followed by BJP 14, NCP 3, and MGP, SGF and Independents 2 each. UGDP, a regional party, had won one seat.
MGP, Goa's oldest regional party, had joined hands with Congress after the polls five years.
However, this time it withdrew from the Congress-led combine ahead of the polls and forged an alliance with BJP.
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