Panaji: It was Manohar Parrikar who coined the acronym MMAARR in 2012 to denote ‘Congress’. family Monserrate – Madkaikar – Alemao (Churchill) – Alemao (Joachim) – Rane – The Secret of the Sun. He went to town, literally, and came out victorious, like BJP Got majority for the first time.
Ten years later, the boot is on the other foot.
While the Congress has given tickets to a couple Michael Lobo and wife Delilah, the BJP ignored its stated policy of candidature of only one member of each family and confirmed tickets to the Monserrate and Rane couples.
“We have given tickets to only one couple (Vishwajit and Deviya Rane). This was an exception as it was in his family,” Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said. The Monserrates – Atanasio and wife Jennifer – are both sitting BJP MLAs from Panaji and Taleigao.
Congress and BJP are not the only parties trapped in family rule.
mgp The Dhavalikar brothers, Ramakrishna and Pandurang are contesting again, while the TMC has fielded Kiran and Kavita Kandolkar – and the father-daughter duo of Churchill and Valanka Alemao.
Deputy Chief Minister Chandrakant Kavlekar (BJP, Quepem) and his wife Savitri (Independent, Sangam) are also in the fray.
“I don’t know why everyone questions politicians when it is acceptable for a doctor to encourage his children to follow in his footsteps,” said Alemao, a former chief minister and five-time MLA from Benaulim. He said, ‘I did not bring Valanka into politics. He entered politics on his own. What about Sonia Gandhi and Rahul? What about Uddhav Thackeray and his son (Aditya)?”
Former state election commissioner Prabhakar Timble agrees that family raj is not limited to Goa, no matter the seven families crossing party lines and contesting 35% of seats in Monday’s election. Apart from the husband-wife, father-daughter and brother duo, former transport minister Pandurang Madkaikar has handed over power to his wife Janita, while Utpal Parrikar has claimed his father’s legacy in Panaji, a seat that was won by the BJP and his father. He held on firmly. for 25 years.
“Earlier, politics was like priesthood. Those interested in social service or helping the less privileged entered politics. Now, politics has become a scientifically organized social business, so politicians look at it in terms of investment and returns. Automatically, like in any other business, there is involvement of family members,” Timble said.
Family rule in Goa politics began in 1967, when Goa’s first Chief Minister Dayanand Bandodkar contested and won from Marcaim in 1963, while daughter Sasikala won from neighboring Ponda. Five years later, the father-daughter tasted success again and when Bandodkar died in 1973, their daughter was the natural heir.
In this election, politicians have tried to expand their reach beyond their marked constituencies.
Former Ports Minister Michael Lobo quit the BJP and joined the Congress after, among other issues, his wife was denied a BJP ticket to contest from Siolim. The Congress accepted the rebels with open arms and quickly confirmed their tickets.
For a party that burnt itself out in 2012 by giving 12 tickets to six families, it was like re-watching a bad chapter.
“This is not a family secret,” said Lobo, a two-time Calangute legislator who has considerable influence in seven constituencies in Bardez taluka. “My wife has been the sarpanch for 10 years and the panch member for five others (in Para). He is on his own in politics. I have not even campaigned there except in two wards (in Siolim). I think women in Goa should be involved in social work and politics, not just shadows, as you see in Porim and Talegao. You cannot depend only on the goodwill of your husband.”
Congress has never won the Siolim constituency, but Lobo is confident that his wife can make history on her own. “She is reaching out to the people, understanding the difficulties and resolving their issues. My support is only five percent. Wives should not depend on their husbands in politics,” he told TOI last week.
By the turn of the century, Goa was known for the family involvement of bandodkars and Sequeiras.
In 2002, Alemaos, Churchill and brother Joaquim took advantage of it. Five years later, the numbers rose with Rane, Dhavalikar and Monserrates wanting a piece of the political pie.
Now, for the aspiring political families of Goa, there is no turning back.
Ten years later, the boot is on the other foot.
While the Congress has given tickets to a couple Michael Lobo and wife Delilah, the BJP ignored its stated policy of candidature of only one member of each family and confirmed tickets to the Monserrate and Rane couples.
“We have given tickets to only one couple (Vishwajit and Deviya Rane). This was an exception as it was in his family,” Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said. The Monserrates – Atanasio and wife Jennifer – are both sitting BJP MLAs from Panaji and Taleigao.
Congress and BJP are not the only parties trapped in family rule.
mgp The Dhavalikar brothers, Ramakrishna and Pandurang are contesting again, while the TMC has fielded Kiran and Kavita Kandolkar – and the father-daughter duo of Churchill and Valanka Alemao.
Deputy Chief Minister Chandrakant Kavlekar (BJP, Quepem) and his wife Savitri (Independent, Sangam) are also in the fray.
“I don’t know why everyone questions politicians when it is acceptable for a doctor to encourage his children to follow in his footsteps,” said Alemao, a former chief minister and five-time MLA from Benaulim. He said, ‘I did not bring Valanka into politics. He entered politics on his own. What about Sonia Gandhi and Rahul? What about Uddhav Thackeray and his son (Aditya)?”
Former state election commissioner Prabhakar Timble agrees that family raj is not limited to Goa, no matter the seven families crossing party lines and contesting 35% of seats in Monday’s election. Apart from the husband-wife, father-daughter and brother duo, former transport minister Pandurang Madkaikar has handed over power to his wife Janita, while Utpal Parrikar has claimed his father’s legacy in Panaji, a seat that was won by the BJP and his father. He held on firmly. for 25 years.
“Earlier, politics was like priesthood. Those interested in social service or helping the less privileged entered politics. Now, politics has become a scientifically organized social business, so politicians look at it in terms of investment and returns. Automatically, like in any other business, there is involvement of family members,” Timble said.
Family rule in Goa politics began in 1967, when Goa’s first Chief Minister Dayanand Bandodkar contested and won from Marcaim in 1963, while daughter Sasikala won from neighboring Ponda. Five years later, the father-daughter tasted success again and when Bandodkar died in 1973, their daughter was the natural heir.
In this election, politicians have tried to expand their reach beyond their marked constituencies.
Former Ports Minister Michael Lobo quit the BJP and joined the Congress after, among other issues, his wife was denied a BJP ticket to contest from Siolim. The Congress accepted the rebels with open arms and quickly confirmed their tickets.
For a party that burnt itself out in 2012 by giving 12 tickets to six families, it was like re-watching a bad chapter.
“This is not a family secret,” said Lobo, a two-time Calangute legislator who has considerable influence in seven constituencies in Bardez taluka. “My wife has been the sarpanch for 10 years and the panch member for five others (in Para). He is on his own in politics. I have not even campaigned there except in two wards (in Siolim). I think women in Goa should be involved in social work and politics, not just shadows, as you see in Porim and Talegao. You cannot depend only on the goodwill of your husband.”
Congress has never won the Siolim constituency, but Lobo is confident that his wife can make history on her own. “She is reaching out to the people, understanding the difficulties and resolving their issues. My support is only five percent. Wives should not depend on their husbands in politics,” he told TOI last week.
By the turn of the century, Goa was known for the family involvement of bandodkars and Sequeiras.
In 2002, Alemaos, Churchill and brother Joaquim took advantage of it. Five years later, the numbers rose with Rane, Dhavalikar and Monserrates wanting a piece of the political pie.
Now, for the aspiring political families of Goa, there is no turning back.
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