"By the by: I probably got the Goan MP results right: BJP - south goa and Congress north Goa. Correct me if I am wrong. In TV they showed one BJP and one Congress." wrote upkamath to me.
Congratulations U.P.Kamath. Come and collect your prize in Moira. I had said BJP would get both seats. The only person willing to actually wager with me was Cecil Pinto who said both would go to the Congress. Fortunately neither of the Pintos lose anything although I'm willing to offer Cecil a cold cold cold drink in commiseration as I've proved that he can be wrong.. Coming back to the results, if one looks carefully it was a close thing which could have gone any which way. Now Sardinha will possibly become a Minister as he has the skills. Although I like Shripad Naik as a person, much more than Sardinha who is an arrogant so-and-so, he is the sort who should be in State and not National politics. Menorah Paprika is someone who could have benefited Delhi. Shripad Naik IMNSHO after two terms in Parliament still does not have a clue about what being an M.P. is all about. The local BJP wallahs are however quite happy that he is safely out of the way in Delhi and not messing up their lives here in Goa. Actually his presence locally could have made quite a few Congress guys like Ravi Naik and Dayanand Narvekar nervous so they too will be happy with the results. Cheers Augusto -- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal, Moira, Bardez, Goa, India E [email protected] or [email protected] P 0832-2470336 M 9881126350
