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Luizinho's task: channel Navelim Muslim votes

Trinamool Congress and its MP Luizinho Faleiro have a task at hand “ how to channel the 5500-odd strong Muslim vote in the Navelim constituency in favour of party candidate Valanka Alemao. For, while Faleiro along with Churchill had maintained a stranglehold over the Muslim vote, the duo may suddenly find that almost all the parties are eyeing the Muslim vote. If the NCP has fielded a Muslim Rehan Mujawar as the party candidate, Congress’ Avertano Furtado is also eyeing the vote. And, not to mention BJP's Ulhas Tuemkar, who enjoys the goodwill of the Muslim minority.


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Why is Ajgaonkar reiterating BJP's full backing?

Guilherme Almeida
Published Jan 26, 2022, 12:12 AM IST
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Don’t be surprised if you come across Deputy CM Babu Ajgaonkar repeatedly asserting that his candidature has the full backing of the BJP Margao Mandal. Ever since he descended on the Margao battlefield to challenge Digambar Kamat’s supremacy over Margao, Babu has not stopped telling people that the Mandal is unitedly working for his success. Political observers wonder whether Babu is trying to instil confidence in the BJP rank and file that the party is united or if he is…

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