Panaji: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has officially announced its candidates for the posts of Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of the North Goa and South Goa Zilla Panchayats ahead of the upcoming elections. The announcement was made by BJP Goa President Damu Naik at a press conference held in Panaji on Friday.
Senior BJP leaders, including former MP Vinay Tendulkar, Siddharth Kunkolienkar and other party office-bearers, were present on the occasion.
Naik informed that after due deliberations, the party has finalised the following candidates:
• North Goa Zilla Panchayat: Reshma Sandeep Bandodkar for Chairperson and Namdev Chyari for Vice-Chairperson.
• South Goa Zilla Panchayat: Siddharth Gawas Desai for Chairperson and Anjali Arjun Velip for Vice-Chairperson.
The election process will be held on the 30th of this month. Filing of nominations and scrutiny will take place on the 29th, while the oath-taking ceremony of the newly elected office-bearers is scheduled to be held at the Secretariat on the 31st.
Naik also stated that the MGP has extended its support to the BJP candidates, adding that MGP President Deepak Dhavalikar has submitted a letter of support. Independent member Sunil Jalmi has also assured support to the government for development works.
Emphasising the BJP government’s approach, Naik said that development works are being carried out across all constituencies without discrimination. He appealed to opposition MLAs to cooperate with the government to resolve issues in their respective areas.
“We are for the people, and development remains our primary objective,” Naik said.
