CONGRESS PERFORMANCE WAS SATISFACTORY STEPHEN DIAS 9422443110 12. 3.2022
The assembly polls in Goa has thrown up an unusual verdict that though seems to favour the BJP, is still fraught with deficiencies that does not augur well for the incumbent dispensation. Just like in 2017, the BJP polled just a shade over 33% of the vote share, but however it is strike rate improved from 13 to a high of 20, with several close shaves that could been either way. Even now in 2022 election the Chief Minister Pramod Sawant was given a scare by Dharmesh Saglani of the Congress. Although on the surface BJP seems to have won comfortable margin but still the victory is jittery inspite of the anti incumbency factor of the Congress and the bad governance of Pramod Sawant in the last term. Digamber Kamat did extremely well for 4 consecutive terms. The AAP party managed to make its baptism in Goa by winning 2 seats. Revolutionary Goans also impressively got one seat MGP with 2 seats and Independents with 3 seats rounded off the tally. However, Michael Lobo of the Congress has a point to prove as he helped win 4 seats out of 7 seats in Bardez. Comparatively, Babush Monserrate trying to tighten his grip on Tiswadi had to be satisfied with just two wins for the BJP. The environmentalist soldier lost to Mauvin Godinho of the BJP on the Congress ticket. I was also disturbed that Elvis Gomes a former Commissioner of CCP was unable to make it to the Goa Assembly from Panjim. He had a reputed knowledge and experience about the needs of the decaying Panjim city. People of Goa would be very sad that a leading environmentalist and Activist Capt Viriato was unable to make it to the Goa Assembly and help mother nature in Goa. Sadly Mauvin Godinho polled 7500 votes but Capt Viriato galantly fought in Dabolim losing with meagre margin.
