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Will he embrace the Lotus again?

Will the saffron brigade have any problem if Congress-turned-BJP Nuvem MLA Wilfred aka Babashan decides not to contest the 2022 election on the Lotus symbol? Not at all, if sources are to be believed. The saffron brigade is aware of the ground reality that the party cannot win in certain Saxtti constituencies like Nuvem, Velim and Benaulim under the Lotus symbol. In this situation, the saffron brigade may be content if party MLAs from Saxttidom throw their hat in the electoral ring as Independents. You know why?  


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Of tie-ups and winning an election

GUILHERME ALMEIDA
Published Feb 14, 2021, 12:32 AM IST
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When NCP Chief Sharad Pawar visited the state last month, he was candid enough in saying the party is open for an alliance with like-minded political parties. If one goes by the Churchill-Nelly purported conversation in the audio that went viral, NCP local party leaders appear keen on fielding a couple of Congress-turned-BJP MLAs on the NCP banner. State Congress leaders, however, have a question or two to ask the NCP leadership -- whether there can ever be a Congress-NCP…

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