QUEPEM: In surprising defeats, Congress MLA Altone D’Costa failed to retain his home panchayat of Fatorpa, and former MLA Chandrakant Kavalekar faced defeat in his home panchayat of Betul Nakheri.
Of the eight panchayats in the Quepem constituency, the five villages of Khola, Barcem, Avedem Cotombi, Fatorpa Quittol, and Ambaulim were taken over by panels backed by the BJP, while the remaining three- Betul Nakheri, Morpirla and Balli Adne panchayats on Monday elected panels that enjoy support from Congress.
Khola Panchayat elected Ajay Pagi as Sarpanch and Kripesh Velip as the Deputy Sarpanch.
