Goa elections 2022: BJP workers spar over ticket allotment

POINGUINIUM: A quarrel broke out between two groups of BJP workers in Canacona recently over the issue of ticket allotment, at a meeting held to assign responsibilities for the upcoming polls. BJP’s Canacona functionaries, however, downplayed the incident.

A source said the cause of tension was the secret ballot that was held in

Margao

by the party earlier this week to ascertain the workers’ preference for sitting

MLA Isidore Fernandes

or former

MLA Ramesh Tawadkar

as a candidate. The war of words among the two groups of workers was brought under control by senior functionaries who were present at the meeting.

BJP secretary

Sarvanand Bhagat

told reporters that there was “no problem”, and that everything proceeded smoothly. “There was some misunderstanding but that was sorted out. All workers will work for the success of the party,” he said.