VASCO
BJP candidate Sunil Gawas formally filed his nomination for the upcoming Zilla Panchayat elections from the Sancoale constituency on Friday morning.
Gawas was accompanied by Panchayats Minister Mauvin Godinho, several municipal councillors, panch members of Chicalim and Sancoale Panchayats, and other local BJP leaders who turned up in large numbers to demonstrate their support.
The day began with a visit to the Damodar Temple, where the minister and party members offered prayers before proceeding to the nomination centre. The temple visit, which drew a sizeable crowd of supporters, was followed by a brief interaction with locals before the delegation moved ahead for the formal filing of papers.
Speaking after the nomination, Panchayats Minister Mauvin Godinho said the party had made a confident start to its ZP campaign in Sancoale.
“The response on the ground has been tremendous. We are confident that our candidate Sunil Gawas will win comfortably,”
He noted that the BJP had earlier secured an unopposed victory in the constituency but had chosen not to pursue the same route this time.
“We want a fair election. Let there be a real contest so that the people choose their representative freely,” he said.
