Goa went to polls for assembly elections 2017 on February 4. There was 83 per cent voting, which equalled the polling percentage of 2012.The Congress, the BJP and the AAP ran the most high-octane campaigns, along with regional parties like Goa Forward and the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party, which contested in alliance with Shiv Sena and the Goa Suraksha Manch, mentored by former state RSS chief Subhash Velingkar.