Only a few more months are left for the next Election but none of the parties seems to be serious. That BJP is going to be in a mess is already disclosed thru the salvo fired by Calangute MLA Michael Lobo. If BJP challenges him, I am sure he is in a position even to contest the election as an independent candidate and get elected because his work speaks volumes of his efficiency in his constituency. However, the greatest advantage of his is his simplicity, humility, helpfulness and above all non-vindictiveness that won him laurels in his constituency. Though he is in the wrong party yet people opposing his party are supporting him more than the supporters of BJP.
In the last election Congress suffered only because of the prideful and revengeful nature of its candidates. Most of the defeated candidates of Congress were rootless, hence they exhibited artificial pride; they wanted to be Maharajas of Goa for this reason people gave their verdicts against them.
According to my observation, none of the national or regional parties is capable to make their presence felt to form the next government by defeating BJP. BJP’s votes will remain intact but the votes of anti-BJP parties will get splitted giving advantage to BJP.
In order to avoid this split in the votes of anti-BJP forces, as I said earlier, all the anti BJP parties, national and regional must sit together and decide a seat sharing method. Congress though I have my reservation on its efficiency yet I still feel it must give a lead for this method because it has its strong base in Goa while others not. They are all novices. They will just disappear like ether.
A.Veronica Fernandes,
Goa.