Daijiworld Media Network – Panaji (AM)

Panaji, Apr 4: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) led by Arvind Kejriwal is all set to try its luck in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in the state.

The party had drawn a blank in the 2017 Goa Assembly polls. It faces a tough challenge from the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress in the coastal state.

AAP's South Goa Lok Sabha seat nominee is Elvis Gomes, and AAP's general secretary Pradeep Padgaonkar is contesting from North Goa Lok Sabha seat.

Both the Lok Sabha seats in Goa are currently held by the BJP.

During the Assembly polls two years back, the AAP fielded 39 candidates for the 40-member House.

All the candidates then lost the election and 38 of them, including Gomes and Padgaonkar, also had to forfeit their deposits.

Polling for the two Lok Sabha seats will be held on April 23 and the results would be declared on May 23.

There are nearly 11 lakh voters in the state.

The BJP has fielded its sitting MPs Shripad Naik and Narendra Sawaikar from the North Goa and South Goa seats, respectively.

The Congress has nominated its state chief Girish Chodankar from North Goa and former MP Francisco Sardinha from South Goa.