CONGRESS GOA desk in-charge, Dinesh Gundu Rao celebrated his birthday on Saturday with Goa Congress leaders and senior leader P Chidambaram during the weekend. While the birthday boy was flooded with flower bouquets, Congress leader Reginaldbab Lourenco was the cynosure of all eyes at a Margao-based hotel when he greeted the Goa desk in-charge and offered him a piece of birthday cake. Sources say Dinesh was amongst the leaders who had played his due role on the eve of Reginaldbab’s birthday earlier this week to ensure the three-time MLA stays put in the Congress. Happy birthday.
Poll strategist Prashant Kishor coming again
ALL EYES are focused on the TMC again as poll strategist Prashant Kishor is expected to return to Goa in the coming week. While the TMC teams had made their presence felt in the state even before Luizinhbab and his team embraced the Mamata Didi-led party, many look forward for Prashantbab’s visit, to bring with him new and fresh ideas to take the ongoing process forward. Sources say leaders of other political parties too are closely watching the developments in the TMC. Wait and watch.
TMC calling: Did Luizinho-Cipru meet?
WILL NAVELIM Zilla Panchayat member Ciprubab Cardozo embrace the TMC ahead of the 2022 Assembly election? This question is doing the rounds in Navelim political circles as the three-time ZP member has set his eyes on the Navelim Assembly seat for 2022. Sources do not rule out the possibility of Ciprubab contesting the ensuing polls on the TMC banner. Sources are trying to figure out whether any meeting has taken place between Luizinho and Cipru after the Navelim MLA quit the post. Wait and watch.
Babashan’s birthday: Will he unveil his plans?
WHAT'S LINING up on Nuvem MLA Wilfred D’Sa aka Babashan’s birthday in the coming week is a question doing rounds in Nuvem political circles and outside. Take note, the first-time MLA may showcase a host of development works initiated by him in the constituency. Constituents as well as political observers, however, are anxiously waiting to know whether Babashan will unveil his political plans on his birthday. Wait and watch whether the Nuvem MLA will outline his plan to contest the coming polls as an independent or on a party banner.
Gina in the race for Cong ticket in Benaulim
SOCIAL ACTIVIST Ginabai Pereira is bracing up to throw her hat in the Benaulim election ring in the 2022 election on the Congress banner. Having joined the Congress over a month ago, Gina has been preparing the ground work in Benaulim. She seemed not unduly worried who are the other candidates who will stake claim for the Congress ticket. Ginabai has been one of the prominent faces of the anti-coal stir that rocked Saxttidom and had participated in many an agitation over the last one year before embracing the Congress. Wait and watch.
