When voters go to the polls in Goa to elect theirrepresentatives both to the House of People (Lok Sabha) Panaji and MormugaoParliamentary Constituencies and the bye- elections to the three viz Shiroda, Mandrem, Mapusa, Assembly Constituenciesof the State Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, 23rd April 2019, theywill be doing so on the 92nd birth anniversary of late Dr. WilfredAnthony De Souza ex CM of Goa (b:23.04.1927 d:04.09.2015).
IncidentallyDr. Wilfred A De Souza MLA, of the then GoaRajiv Congress Party GRCP (a splintergroup of the INC) had with the tacit supportof the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) formed the Government in Goa and became the CM “de novo” for a brief period from July 1998 to November 1998 Withthe contestants of BJP & MGP now in the fray it will be interestingto see whether the voters elect them to power against the other prominent contestantsviz Indian National Congress INC and "Aam Aadmi" Party AAP as a tribute to Dr. Wilfred A De Souza Thebye-election to the Panaji AssemblyConstituency is scheduled for 19th May 2019 and all results will bedeclared on 23rd May 2019 GODFREY J. I. GONSALVES, BORDA, MARGAO, 403 602, GOA. (INDIA) +91 98221 58584 (24 HRS) [email protected]
