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All eyes focused on Benaulim

Varca strongman Bab Churchill is leaving nothing to chance in his bid to keep the Congress and Aam Aadmi Party at bay in Benaulim. Observers say the presence of Congress and AAP candidates in the fray should suit the MLA politically, as the situation would only mean a split in the anti-Churchill vote. The strongman, however, appears not ready to concede any space for the rivals in his fiefdom. He knows for sure that the Congress has its own vote share in Benaulim. And, he is equally aware that AAP had carved out a niche in Benaulim in 2017. All eyes are indeed focused on the Benaulim seat.


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Congress has a tough task in Colva

GUILHERME ALMEIDA
Published Dec 12, 2020, 12:44 AM IST
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Welcome to Colva ZP constituency, comprising the villages of Colva, Seraulim, Betalbatim and Majorda. Here the Congress candidate Suziebai Fernandes is not only battling NCP leader Churchillbab Alemao, but Congress-turned-BJP Nuvem MLA Wilfredbab D’Sa as well. Churchillbab has fielded Vaniabai Baptista on the NCP banner, who has received the backing of Wilfredbab and his supporters in the villages of Betalbatim and Majorda, coming under the Nuvem Assembly segment. Can…

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