Goa elections: BJPs second list out, party denies ticket to Union ministers son yet again

Times of India | 3 months ago | 28-01-2022 | 04:17 am

Panaji: BJP on Wednesday denied candidature to Union minister for state Shripad Naik’s son and Corlim ZP member Siddhesh from Cumbharjua and Panaji MLA Atanasio ‘Babush’ Monserrate’s close aide and former Taleigao sarpanch Agnelo da Cunha from Santa Cruz. The Cumbharjua candidature was given to sitting MLA Pandurang Madkaikar’s wife and Old Goa sarpanch Janita, while the Santa Cruz ticket went to sitting MLA Antonio Fernandes. BJP held several rounds of discussions before the final list was declared to avoid members getting upset in these constituencies. A day after he joined BJP, former Congressman and former Calangute sarpanch was also named in the list as its candidate for Calangute. Sequeira, who had openly supported former BJP Calangute MLA Michael Lobo in 2012, will take on Lobo who is the Congress candidate for Calangute. In Santa Cruz, there were three candidates in the race — sitting MLA Fernandes, Chimbel ZP member Girish Uskaikar and da Cunha. While Monserrate was strongly pushing for da Cunha’s candidature, the local BJP mandal opposed his candidature stating that they did not want any candidate from outside the constituency. After several rounds of discussions with the mandal and Monserrate, BJP decided to give the ticket to Fernandes. “I told the party that whichever candidate is given the ticket, I will wholeheartedly work to get him elected,” Monserrate told TOI. Immediately after he was denied the Cumbharjua ticket, Siddhesh held a meeting with his supporters to discuss his future course of action. This is the second time that BJP has denied him a ticket. During 2017 assembly elections, former chief minister Manohar Parrikar had inducted Madkaikar in BJP and given him the ticket to contest from Cumbharjua. BJP has announced the name of Narayan Naik for Cortalim after its sitting MLA Alina Saldanha quit the party to contest on an AAP ticket. Anthony Barbosa belonging to the ST community has been declared as the candidate for Curtorim.

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