PANJIM: Congress candidate Vishwajeet Rane Thursday won the Valpoi legislative assembly by-poll, defeating his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) opponent by a margin of over 8,000 votes. Rane, a cabinet minister in the Congress-led coalition government in Goa, got 11,642 votes while BJP's Santosh Haldankar received only 3,237 votes.
The by-poll, held Oct 18, was necessitated after Rane, who was an independent legislator, joined the Congress a couple of months back. Thursday's victory took the Congress tally in the 40-member Goa legislative assembly to 20, while the BJP has 14 legislators, Nationalist Congress Party three legislators, and others three. - IANS
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2 comments:
When there are only two parties one has to win. I doubt the all the margin of 8,000 voters had taken any money. As I understand it they just don't like the BJP as it has not ensured Goans of religious harmony.
Another sad day in the history of Goa as Valpoi will remain in the background of Goan affairs.
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