mission salcete

The BJP camp in Salcete is upbeat. By winning the Navelim seat, the party has achieved, albeit in part, what Manohar Parrikar’s famed mission salcete was aimed at — making inroads in the Catholic dominated Salcete taluka.

Stressing that he would carry forward former chief minister Manohar Parrikar’s legacy of development, chief minister Pramod Sawant on Sunday said that Parrikar’s ‘mission salcete’ has started showing results now, with a large number of people from the southern taluka “getting attracted towards the BJP” .

The unusual camaraderie displayed by chief minister Manohar Parrikar and Nuvem MLA Francisco 'Mickky' Pacheco at Betalbatim on Sunday afternoon has made political analysts sit up and take notice.

Sawant urged ministers, MLAs and karyakartas from other constituencies to work in Salcete and win more seats.

Chief minister Pramod Sawant said that after winning the Navelim constituency in the state assembly elections, BJP has started making inroads in Salcete with an aim to win more seats in the taluka. Sawant urged ministers, MLAs and karyakartas from other constituencies to work in Salcete and win more seats.

Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Monday said all eight constituencies of Salcete would stand by BJP this time.

When Narendra Sawaikar files his nomination as the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate for the South Goa parliamentary seat, he will not only be making an attempt to wrest the seat from the Congress, but also to become the first non-Saxttikar since Erasmo de Sequeira to represent the constituency.

When BJP decimated Congress by engineering the defection of 10 of its 15 MLAs, including three from Salcete constituencies, in July 2019, the party may have hoped that the move would enable it to paint Salcete saffron.

As another election draws near, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and defence minister Manohar Parrikar, the creator of ‘mission salcete’ are dusting up their plan to wrest maximum seats from the taluka.

No Church Or Mosque Has Been Touched: Tendulkar

The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) in Goa is looking at increasing its tally of primary members from the minority-dominated Salcete constituencies by a considerable number during the forthcoming membership drive of the party, state BJP chief Vinay Tendulkar.