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2022: Looking forward

Goemkar Ghor, Goa Forward Party office building, was the cynosure of all eyes during the weekend. Reason: While scribes were busy covering a briefing by outgoing Goa Forward-backed Margao councillors on the achievements in the Margao civic body, party supremo Vijaibab Sardesai was in a huddle with a group of people from Pernem on the first floor of Goemkar Ghor. Sources say Vijaibab was in serious discussions with the group to finalize Goa Forward candidate in Pernem against Tourism Minister, Babu Ajgaonkar. Wait and watch as Vijaibab seems to be zeroing in on a lawyer to take on Babu.


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Administrators’ raj in MMC: Advantage BJP

GUILHERME ALMEIDA
Published Nov 7, 2020, 12:05 AM IST
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The appointment of an administrator to preside over the Margao municipal body should ring in good news for Fatorda BJP leader Damubab’s camp. While archrival Vijaibab Sardesai had maintained a stranglehold over the Margao civic body for the last five years, many now say that Damubab Naik and his camp may now call the shots in the corridors of the civic body with the council coming under the government-appointed officers. The administrator’s raj may indeed come as welcome…

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