All eyes will be on the fierce contest between former Goa CM Manohar Parrikar's son Utpal Parrikar, who is contesting elections as an independent candidate, and BJP's Atanasio Monserrate from Panaji. Other prominent leaders contesting the elections are Goa CM Pramod Sawant, Congress' Digambar Kamat, BJP's Manohar Ajgaonkar, GFP's Vijai Sardesai, and TMC's Luizinho Faleiro.