To call Parrikar a 'joker" is like hitting him below the belt. In politics, winning is everything. How one wins can be debatable and can be said to be wrongly done or not. Just like the BJP pulled the rug from under the feet of the Congress. It formed a coalition with Goa Forward. This is the age of coalition politics. In Canada too when a party less the required votes to have absolutely majority, it goes for support by the other parties such as New Democratic Party (NDP), Bloc or, as it happened be its main rival party, Conservatives. Parrikar is shrewd, perhaps one can go to the extreme and say he's cunning. He knows to make deals, as can be seen how he got Goa Forward on board by offering ministerships to those elected on GF party. If Parrikar had lost in Panaji, it would be a miracle. No doubt, Girish gave him a good fight and we should congratulate him for that. If Parrikar has failed Panaji, as some have pointed out, I wouldn't expect him to win. Maybe, Panaji has BJP supporters. See Rane, who had won on Congress ticket and now on BJP ticket. Personal equations matter.
Eugene On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 3:31 PM, Roland Francis <[email protected]> wrote: > Your assumption was wrong Eddie. > I did not mean Catholic or Hindu voters. > > Just voters who cast their ballots for Parrikar. > > Roland > > Eddie wrote: > Roland, A bit unfair. > I take it by Goans you mean Catholics. Surely it is the western ambience > (including Christian culture) that has earned Goa so much attention > worldwide. Else, we would have another Uttar Pradesh with its cow > fixations, sadhus, swamis and feudal rituals. > But sadly Catholics are in a minority - just 25%? > So even if all the Catholics had voted for the non-BJP candidate, the > Parrikar joker would win.
