MARGAO
The Margao unit of the BJP has on Friday authorized the party leadership to take a call on the candidate for the Margao seat, promising that the workers will rally behind the candidate.
Names of deputy Chief Minister, Manohar Ajgaonkar and film producer and city-builder Rajendra Talak has been shortlisted by the party as probable candidates for the Margao seat.
Party leaders, including state president Sadanand Tanavade, Organizing Secretary Satish Dhond and former MP Narendra Sawaikar descended at the South Goa district party office on Friday to have an interaction with the workers.
The trio is believed to have taken feedback from the party leaders over the choice of the party candidate for Margao.
Party Margao president Rupesh Mahatme informed that the workers have told the party leadership to decide on the candidate, promising that the workers will work wholeheartedly for the candidate.
The meeting held at the South Goa district office here on Friday assumes significance given that Dy Chief Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar had gone to the town stating that he is ready to cross swords with Opposition leader Digambar Kamat if the party gives him the responsibility.
In fact, sources in the know informed that Ajgaonkar has told Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and the state President Sadanand Tanavade to first get the BJP Margao Mandal to support his candidature before he takes a call to contest from Margao.
