Once beaten, twice shy, so goes the saying. After the infamous episode wherein three candidates got elected unopposed to the Quepem civic body, Congress leaders from Quepem trod a cautious path this time around. Sources say Congress leader Elton D’Costa, a strong contender for the Quepem assembly ticket, shifted all the party-backed candidates from Quepem to his property in Benaulim to keep the BJP at bay. It was only after the withdrawal time ended that the candidates returned to Quepem.
