Several issues were believed to have dominated the Assembly election in the coastal State of Goa — from the age-old issue of protecting the unique Goan identity to the anger over the suspended mining operations and the most recent one surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic management.
But when voters of the State were asked to name the single most important issue that affected their vote choice the most, two in five, said it was development. This was no different from the trend observed in the other States, where the generic answer was Vikas.
