A tsunami of voters was what was expected by Congress candidate Captain Viriato Fernandes in the May 7 Lok Sabha poll for the South Goa seat.
A tsunami of sorts did hit the South Goa constituency, with a whopping 4.45 lakh voters, around 74.47 per cent of the electorate casting their votes on Tuesday election.
Let's, however, get down to brass-tacks to find out whether the tsunami will favour the Congress to retain the South Goa seat or pave way for the Lotus to bloom and regain the seat.
The key question here is whether Tuesday's polling will keep Congress in good stead in its traditional stronghold of Salcete and, whether the party will be in a position to overcome the drought like situation it faces in the hinterland of South Goa constituenelection.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة May 09, 2024 من The Free Press Journal.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك ? تسجيل الدخول
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة May 09, 2024 من The Free Press Journal.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك? تسجيل الدخول
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