Will the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) lay claim on the Benaulim seat if the party allies with Congress? Sources say the NCP had a good track record in Benaulim if one goes by the recent political history spanning two decades. In fact, the NCP had thrice won the elections for the Benaulim seat, while the UGDP and Goa Vikas Party had once won the seat since 2002. Congress has not won Benaulim in the last 20 years. Will the poll statistics come in handy for the NCP to stake a claim for the Benaulim seat? Wait and watch.
Congress on ‘slippery ground’ in Curtorim
Is Congress on a slippery turf in Curtorim? The constituency was in the news last month when leaders left the party, only to return. Monday saw party observers slipping and falling in Curtorim when they had gone to shortlist the candidates for the constituency. It so happened that when one of the observers slipped down, the other one came to his rescue, but in the bargain, both lay on the ground. Congress veteran M K Sheikh lent his helping hand to the observers. Block…
