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BJP steps up efforts to attract supporters into party

After being hit by mass rebellion in Canacona constituency, the BJP has stepped up efforts to attract supporters into the party and to persuade voters to elect its candidate Vijay Poi Khot.


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While interacting with people across the constituency, the BJP has been explaining to voters that development in the taluka had been carried out by the party and not by any individual, in an apparent dig at former BJP minister and rebel candidate Ramesh Tawadkar.  
A women’s meet was also conducted in different parts of Poinguinim.  
Speaking to The Goan, one active campaigner Vikas Bhagat said, ‘”We are regularly getting unexpected response from all sections of people. We have a candidate with a vision and it adds energy, enthusiasm, winning spirit, patience and dedication. These are qualities of the BJP candidate that brings in support from all sides.”  
During the BJP’s campaign, party supporters provided information on all government schemes and development undertaken during the last five years.  
Most of the BJP corner meetings held so far have evoked reasonable crowd, giving hope to party workers that a large number of people have continued to support the party in Canacona constituency.  
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Dhavalikar says good governance is top priority

Clarifying that his priority was not to be chief minister but to provide good governance and to preserve cultural identity of Goa, Former PWD minister Sudin Dhavalikar said he was instrumental in promoting many projects in Porvorim.

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Published Jan 25, 2017, 5:17 AM IST
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the goan I networkPORVORIMAddressing a gathering after inaugurating the MGP office at Porvorim, Dhavalikar said the simplification of the Munkar Act would be one of the priorities if the MGP-Shivsena-Goa Suraksha Manch alliance comes to power.“As PWD minister, I contributed a lot to the development of Porvorim. Projects like construction of water tanks and hotmixing of roads, etc, in Porvorim were approved by my department,” he said. GSM leader Subhash Velingkar stated…

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