Eugene Monteiro wrote
The defeat of the Alemaos is partly because of the BJP wave and partly
because of the angst against Joaquim and Churchill’s arrogant defence
of the “family raj” politics and their arm-twisting tactics that led
to Congress giving ticket to Valanka.
RESPONSE:
There is no great "backlash" against the Alemaos.
In Cuncolim, John Monteiro (Independent) fractured the vote, otherwise he had a
clear win. In Sanguem, Prasad Goankar fractured the NCP-Congress base or he had
a clear win there.In Benaulim, Vikas party voters are all former Congress
voters and so are Hubert Gomes' voters. If it wasn't for Hubert, Valanka would
have had a win. Goa Vikas party has done the greatest damage to the Congress.
Vikas is the brainchild of Micky -Micky's voters are all recovering Congress
voters. Micky has no greater agenda or ideology than the Alemaos.
Goa is an extremely small state. A matter of 2000 votes can make the difference
between a win and a lose.
The only thing you can discern for certain in this election is that the
Catholic population of Goa is in disarray without any clear political
leadership. They are hopping mad and they were out for blood - not particularly
Alemao blood but Congress blood. In the end, that is how peaceful revolutions
come about. But like every revolution, there must be great leaders waiting in
the wings to take over, otherwise the Alemaos can regroup within 2 years and
re-emerge like a nightmarish severed head.
Does Goa have great leaders in the wings waiting to take over? Because I'm a
Goan, I hope so.
Best,
Selma
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