Alina Saldanha, the sitting BJP MLA from Kortalim, recently quit the party and joined AAP. (Image: PTI/FILE)
The party had similarly dropped former chief minister late Manohar Parrikar’s son Utpal in the first list of 34 candidates.
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The BJP on Wednesday announced its second and final list of six candidates for the February 14 Goa Assembly elections. It also included Speaker Rajesh Patnekar who will contest from his current constituency Bicholim. But Siddhesh Naik, son of Union Minister Shripad Naik, who was allegedly seeking ticket from Kumbharjua, did not find a place in the list. Former state minister and sitting MLA Pandurang Madkaikar’s wife Jainita will contest from this seat on a BJP ticket.
The party had similarly dropped former chief minister late Manohar Parrikar’s son Utpal in the first list of 34 candidates. Utpal Parrikar later quit the BJP and announced that he would contest as an independent from Panaji. The second list also includes Antonio Fernandes, who will contest from his current St. Cruz seat, while Joseph Sequeira, who joined the BJP on Tuesday, was fielded from Calangute. Antonio Barbosa will contest from Courtorim while Narayan Naik will contest from Courtorim.
Alina Saldanha, the sitting BJP MLA from Kortalim, recently quit the party and joined AAP.
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