PANJIM: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant on Friday confirmed that the upcoming municipal council polls will not be held on party lines.
“The municipality elections will not be held on party lines, unlike in the past. However, there will be panels and I am confident that BJP-backed panels/candidates will win the polls,” he said in a brief interaction with the media at the CM’s official residence.
The ruling BJP had already expressed its opinion to not have municipal council elections on party lines, although the party won the Zilla Panchayat elections by a thumping majority.
“We have told the Chief Minister (Dr Pramod Sawant) that if possible instead of holding municipal elections on party lines, let them be conducted like earlier. Let the elections be without the party symbol,” BJP State president Sadanand Shet Tanavade had recently said.
The CM dodged giving a clear picture on the revised rankings of his cabinet ministers stating the long-pending arrangements have been corrected. “The arrangements were not in proper order for a long time, so it has been corrected,” he said denying any reshuffle, in response to media question on the reason behind the change in ranks of the ministers.
