PANAJI:
While Taleigao strongman Babush Monserrate confirmed Thursday as the day for all his candidates to file nominations, BJP-backed panel ‘Panaji First’ candidates are likely to do it later in a day or two.
BJP is likely to announce its second list of candidates in the next two days following the first 21 which was made public on Tuesday.
Asmita in, Bhosle dropped from Babush’s final list: Atanasio ‘Babush’ Monserrate has brought in Asmita Kerkar, replacing former corporator Avinash Bhosle who was earlier named as one of the candidates on his panel, besides also announcing the final list of his panel.
“Asmita Kerkar has been given the ticket for Ward 22 and the candidate decided for Ward 23 is Manisha Manerkar,” Monserrate told
The Goan.
The change in candidature for Ward 22 comes a day after the BJP released its list of candidates, leaving Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) member Avinash Bhosle in the lurch.
