[2] The Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party won the most seats (fourteen), and its leader, Dayanand Bandodkar was appointed as the Chief Minister of Goa, Daman and Diu.

Later, in 1963, after the passing of the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963, Goa, Daman and Diu was assigned a Legislative Assembly of thirty seats.

[7] To facilitate the upcoming election, A. F. Couto was made the Chief Electoral Officer of the union territory on 19 August 1963.

[16] Jack de Sequeira, of the UGP, was the first Leader of the Opposition[17] and Pandurang Purushottam Shirodkar was the first Speaker of the Assembly.

This led to the 1967 Goa status referendum,[19] where the voters rejected the merger and instead opted to remain a Union Territory.