Samir Salgacor name in the congress candidature list from Mandrem constituency.

Congress and Nationalist Congress Party alliance will announce at the end of the month worries Mandrem constituency aspirants. Two-time defender of Mandrem constituency Bharatiya Janta Party president Laxmikant Parsekar is yet to know about his rivals in the assembly elections. Congress leader Dayananad Sopte and NCP leader Sangeeta Parab claiming the ticket towards their respective parties but name of Samir Salgacor in the congress candidature list upset both aspirants.
After delimitation Mandrem constituency votes increased upto 29,000 can change the verdict in this assembly elections.
 Former BJP pernem Mla Dayanand Sopte joined congress to contest from Mandrem constituency on party ticket., Dayanand Sopte even secured backing of aspiring political kingmaker, Valpoi MLA Vishwajit Rane, for both the Congress ticket from Mandrem as well as a win from the constituency. Going further in Sopte's favour is the fact  that a chunk of his pernem voter base has been included in Mandrem constituency  after delimitation exercise.
On the other hand, Nationalist congress party leader Sangeeta Parab is tiring hard to get Mandrem constituency in the box of NCP after alliance.  The NCP leader has  claimed that Mandrem was dominated by MGP for nearly 32 years but in the assembly elections year 1994 she defeated veteran MGP candidate Adv Ramakant Khalap by 633 contesting on congress symbol.  The entry of Adv.Ramakant Khalap into congress for party ticket created tension among the Sangeeta Parab and Khalap  forcing her to contest independently.


BJP candidate Laxmikant Parsekar was  elected twice against his congress rivals Ramakant Khalap and Sangeeta Prab. Sangeeta  claimed that congress candidates were  never elected in Mandrem constituency  after 1994.This may prove to be major advantage to Sangeet Parab in securing her claims to the constituency.
However, political equations in Mandrem might be altered with the entry of  Samir Salgaocar in the list of congress candidates for Mandrem constituency. Neither NCP nor Congress is willing to give up the constituency.
Aspiring candidate Samir Salgaocar has  not yet attached himself with any party and is  an independent candidate. He has already opened up a ration shop in Mandrem and has announced many schemes through a Mata Mamata Sukhadata trust run by his family. He has registered nearly 4500 ration cards.
Sources claimed that Adv Ramakant Khalap is on the defensive and may  not  make efforts to contest assembly elections due to Dayanand Sopte ‘s  entry into congress. He reportedly had a meeting with the high command at Delhi with the Anil Salgaocar and supported Samir Salgaocar Candidature in Mandrem.
Samir Salgacor’s inclusinon in congress candidate list has upset Dayanand Sopte.Sources also claim that Dayayand Sopte is tiring to join BJP again since congress party failed to keep its  promises of 100 jobs and further on.
Sources from Samir Salgaocar camp suggested  that if the congress ticket goes to Dayanand Sopte , Samir will contest independently but the resulting  division of votes will affect congress candidates. Anticipation of the same might have made congress to give ticket to Samir Salgaocar who is working hard in the Mandrem constituency through his trust. This option can keep NCP out and will help congress to keep the constituency in its own hands












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The NCP and MGP is unable to start the party’s campaign in vital constituencies as the talks over seat sharing are yet to conclude.

As political power houses Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party start their campaigning for the 2012 assembly elections, the alleis of the two rivals, Nationalist congress party and Mharashtrravadi Gomantak are stil awatining the outcome of coalition talks leaving election work pending. On the other hand,  the Goa vikas Party and the united Goans democratic front have already  declared their alliance and finalized the constituencies.

The cadre of congress ally NCP and BJP partner MGP is unable to start the party’s campaign in vital constituencies of the state as the talks over seat sharing are yet to conclude.

Congress and the NCP have a pre poll alliance since 2002. The NCP was given 6 seats out of NCP candidate’s goy victory over 3 constituencies. In the 2007 assembly elections Both the parties are willing to continue their alliance for the current elections as well. 

NCP claim over 8 seats has haunted the seat sharing talks between NCP and the congress as some congress leaders are not in the favor of the alliance and allotment of  8 seats to the NCP. since congress party high command and the NCP supremo is in the favor of alliance.

The delay in announcing the alliance means that NCP cadre cannot start campaigning in their respective areas due to uncertainties where as congress candidates have started campaigning. It is Congress, which stands to gain a greater advantage from the alliance thus leaving the NCP on back foot.

The talks between Maharashtrawadi Gomantak party and the Bharatiya Janta Party are still in progress but confusion over  seat sharing formula means a  delay in declaring their alliance. NCP and the MGP are on the defensive in the state politics  which has left the workers of the tow parties in doubt about where to start the parties work.

Declaring candidates at the end of month January will confuse rebellions in Congress.

 

Declaring candidates at the end of month January will confuse rebellions in Congress.

Congress party may be one of the strongest parites in India but in Goa the party seems have become a tool in the hands of powerful politicians who use the party to pursue theiur own interests, revolting against Congress if denied the party election tickets. It is to avoid just such revolts that the party has not yet declared its candidates for the assembly elections, speculations suggest.

Congress party in Goa is presently in an alliance with the national congress party.

Before elections ruling Congress party has time and again  expressed intentions of  contesting assembly elections independently as it has  wining candidates in most of the constituencies. However congress party has always opted for pre-poll alliances after declaration of elections stating that it is a high command decision.

It was revealed that many Congress candidates who are presently allotted ministerial berth and chairmanship of key management boards always perform their personnel progress rather than congress party.

Congress leader Churchill Alemao has time and again revolted against congress leadership, pressurizing the party to achieve his own ends. During the assembly elections of 2007, Churchill Alemao resigned from congress party and founded the Save Goa front, which contested on 17 seats. He himself contested from Navelim against veteran congress leader Luizinho Falerio and defeated him.

Churchill placed Alexio Reginaldo Lourenco against loyal INC candidate Fransico Sardinha and brought down Sardinha with nearly 1827-votes.which decreases the magic number of the congress –NCP alliance. Churchill Alemao who constantly blackmails Congress party for his own family interest had not filed any candidate against his own brother Joaquim Alemao in Cuncolim constituency in 2007.Churchill Alemao thus became the king-maker of Congress party and later merge his own party SGF into congress.

Now, Alemao’s brothers claim that they have votes in Sanguem,Benaulim,Navelim and Cuncolim constituencies and are lobbying for tickets of the same constituencies for their family instead of giving opportunity  to emerging congress leaders.

Babush Monseratte, another rebel who declined contesting on congress ticket at the last moment in 2007 elections and was elected with huge margin on UGDP ticket. Babush has now joined congress and is demanding ticket for his wife and  himself.

In accordance with the congress party ideology one family one ticket Vishwajeet Rane contested independently and won election from Valpoi constituency resigned later and joined congress party again and contested on congress ticket and elected with huge margin on his own strength.

It can thus be speculated that Congress as a party does not have winnable candidates in major constituencies but individuals politicians who have the capacity to get elected due to  their loyal voters on any ticket, push around the Congress for their own interests. Congress party can’t deny ticket to bigwigs because it will increase the possibility of revolt, which is why Congress is still not ready to declare its  candidates in any constituency.

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Dr.Wilfred Willy want to contest from Aldona constituency?

Trinamool Congress Party, which has its main power base in West Bengal, launched its party units in the state to contest assembly elections in Goa. Party gave proposal of state party unit president to veteran Goan politician Dr. Wilfred D Souza. The former chief minister of Goa accept the proposal and decided to contest all the 40 constituencies.

  

Information received from sources also suggests that Dr.Willy is also looking to contest assembly elections from Aldona constituency.  Most of the parts of the Saligao constituency where Dr. Willy was leading in votes earlier went to to Aldona constituency after the delimitations. Majority of Christian’s votes also made Dr. Willy to think about this constituency.

Even Bharatiya Janta Party is reportedly considering to frame Glen Ticlo in the Aldona Constituency against the Stitting congress MLA Dayanand Narvekar.

The 85 year old veteran politician started his political career with the Congress party but later left congress to found Goa Rajiv Congress Party. Despite founding the party, Dr. D Souza continued shifting parties and joined NCP heading it for 10 years. He resigned from NCP in 2009 remaining out of active politics for two years and has now joined trinamool congress party. He is the deputy chairman of the state planning board.

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Political pundits consider bringing Trinamool Congress into the state by Wilfred D’Souza a trumpcard to stage his son in law Tulio D’Souza in the forthcoming assembly elections. While seat sharing talks are on between the Congress and the nationalist Congress party, Tulio was rejected ticket by NCP. Saligao ticket is likely to be taken over by the Congress where Francisco Colaco is the most probable candidate for the same.

Sources suggest that Willfred D Souza was working to provide a political platform to his son in law Tulio D’Souza in the state assembly through congress but NCP Goa observer Bharati Chavan confirmed that Sailgao constituency will remain with NCP. Even the congress party did not seem interested in granting Saligao constituency ticket to Tulio ‘Souza who has lost Zilla panchayat elections against BJP supported candidate Micheal Lobo.

According to the sources Saligao, which is with NCP, is likely to go in the box of Congress. Francisco Colaco who is working hard to get congress ticket in the constituency of Saligao confirmed ticket by the senior leaders of congress. Francisco Colaco is in the news for the DLF project, which is under progress on the top of the Nerul hill. He is been sincerely attending the high level talks of the Congress committee in the state. Even Calangute MLA Agnelo Fernandes who was supporting Jayesh Salgaocar earlier now took u-turn n trying hard for the Colaco. NCP Suresh Parulekar is now out of the options sources claimed.

To put both congress and NCP out of constituency Dr.Willy played a trump card of the trinamool congress, which has alliance with Congress at the Center and in West Bengal, can also continue their alliance in Goa claiming at least one constituency of Saligao, which will keep out NCP and congress out.

If no alliance with congress than tulio willc ontest from Saligoa on trinamool congress symbol.