MARGAO: Three days before the particular assembly of the Margao Municipal Council (MMC) to select a chairperson and also vice-chairperson, the alliance partners of Margao Civic Alliance, both Congress along with Goa Forward Party (GFP), are undecided within their selection of applicants. The Margao Civic Alliance had won 17 of the 25 chairs of the MMC from the newly held civic surveys, thereby managing to hold influence within the municipality. Although GFP’s Fatorda Forward had won nine seats, just one more than the tally obtained by Congress’s Model Margao, it’s still uncertain which party will play the part of the elder god at the alliance. The job of arriving at a unanimous option for your chairperson has proven to be even harder for the alliance partners because many veteran councillors enjoying both excellent connections with Margao MLA Digambar Kamat and Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai, have staked claim to your article, lobbying that has already begun, sources said. Though the Congress panel has been decided to have among its veteran councillors chosen as chairperson, GFP can also be eager to impose its decision about the alliance and so take over the reins of their civic body forward of their 2022 meeting elections. Resources stated that discussions were being exercised and among the suggestions being discussed would be to get the chairperson along with vice-chairperson’s posts flowed alternately between GFP and Congress candidates throughout the long-term term. From the 2015 elections, even if a similar alliance had been made by GFP along with Congress, 11 applicants in GFP’s Fatorda Forward had won, while Kamat’s panel’Model Margao’ had won at six wards. The power-sharing formulation involving GFP and Congress had led in GFP-backed Babita Angle Prabhudesai becoming elected as chairperson. GFP was able to maintain its supremacy within the council during the term regardless of Sardesai’s ouster in the BJP-led authorities in July 2019.
Deadlock over Selection of Margao civic body chairperson, deputy
