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Bhagat is president of new Canacona BJP block panel

MLA Isidore and Ex-MLA Poi Khot are on Invitee panel

Bhagat is president of new Canacona BJP block panel

CANACONA
Canacona, the 40th Assembly constituency finally got its long due BJP mandal, after the State leadership reconstituted the Canacona Block BJP Committee on Saturday.

Nandip Bhagat, a grassroot-level karyakarta of the saffron brigade has been nominated as president to lead the Southernmost Canacona Block of the BJP.

Ex-chairperson and councillor Diwakar Pagui and Damodar Chari are the General Secretary’s, while Deputy Speaker and Canacona MLA Isidore Fernandes and former-Canacona MLA Vijay Poi Khot are on the Invitee panel of the Canacona BJP Mandal.

Canacona Municipal Council Chairperson Nitu Sameer Desai, Prabhakar Gaonkar and Sanjeev Tilve are appointed as Secretary’s and Suraj Komarpant is the Treasurer while Shabha Gaonkar (former Sarpanch-Agonda), Suman Gaonkar (Sarpanch-Gaondongrim) and Pranali Prabhugaonkar (former Sarpanch-Loliem-Polem) are Vice-president’s on the newly reconstituted Canacona BJP Block Committee.

Names of sitting and former sarpanchas and panchas such as Sachin Naik (Sarpanch, VP Loliem-Polem), Umesh Goankar, Vidya Gayak, Vipin Prabhugaonkar, Datta Velip, also figure in the 21-members of the committee.

Names of sitting and former councillors, former chairpersons and Sarpanchas such as Sameer Dessai, Devendra Naik, Ajay Lolienkar, Shailesh Pagui, Nishant Prabhugaonkar, Ramakant Naikgaunkar, Samita Dhuri, Chaya Komarpant, Guru Komarpant, Dayanand Pagui, Sham Desai, Kishore Shet, Prarthana N Goankar, Hemant Gaonkar, ZP Dr Pushpa Aiya, Canacona MLA Isidore Fernandes, former Canacona MLA Vijay Poi Khot, Sarvanand Bhagat (State Secretary), Mahesh Naik (outgoing President and South Goa Vice President), Bhushan Prabhugaonkar, Arun Bhat  are some amongst the various members on the Invitee panel.

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Published Oct 12, 2020, 12:27 AM IST
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