MARGAO: “A known satan is best than an unknown angel.” Former tribal welfare minister Ramesh Tawadkar could have been guided via this maxim when he in spite of everything took the BJP’s bait and determined to make a ‘ghar wapsi’ (go back home) shunning the Congress’ be offering. After contesting towards the BJP in the 2017 assembly election following the birthday party’s denial of price tag to him, Tawadkar is all set to enroll in his mother or father birthday party on Monday ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.
While Tawadkar’s surprising alternate of heart has made political watchers sit down up and take notice, BJP president Vinay Tendulkar made gentle of the problem. “Tawadkar is a decent and down-to-earth individual. He has all the time been a BJP karyakarta. His go back to the birthday party used to be imminent,” used to be how Tendulkar reacted, when asked to remark on the birthday party’s winning deal.
TOI had earlier reported concerning the makes an attempt made via each Congress and the BJP to woo Tawadkar to enroll in their respective camps. Soon after taking on the mantle of the state organisational secretary of the BJP two months ago, Satish Dhond had held a one-on-one closed-door meeting with Tawadkar in Canacona amidst the backdrop of speculations that Tawadkar used to be significantly considering becoming a member of the Congress. Tawadkar had then said that “high instructions of each the events” were looking to persuade him to enroll in them.
Sources on the subject of Tawadkar, then again, mentioned that although the tribal chief has determined to go back to the BJP, he has performed so half-heartedly. “Two elements made Tawadkar weigh his decision in favour of the BJP,” mentioned a source, wishing anonymity. “One used to be Dhond’s persuasive power, and the other is the executive minister’s illness. Dhond, whom Tawadkar holds in high esteem, has been in contact with Tawadkar over the past two months. Moreover, Tawadkar used to be moved via (Manohar) Parrikar’s situation when he met him not too long ago. He merely couldn’t say ‘no’ to him. For the 3rd time he asked him to come back.”
Tawadkar’s reluctance against a homecoming, nonetheless, assets mentioned, stemmed from the truth that there was no alternate, whatsoever, inside the birthday party’s organisational construction about which he used to be extremely vital till not too long ago.
“There is this quartet of leaders in the BJP that has led the birthday party against a downslide in Goa. So lengthy because the quartet calls the pictures, there are slender chances of any adjustments taking effect,” Tawadkar had mentioned while making known his aversion to the birthday party’s core management. He had spewed venom towards the BJP ever since his defeat in the 2017 assembly polls.
“Would he find himself comfy returning to the birthday party with the same set of leaders helming the birthday party affairs? When the birthday party may so easily unload him, that too, when he used to be holding three portfolios in the BJP cabinet, how can he now be reassured that he won’t be sidelined once once more, particularly when Parrikar is no longer able to have his way inside the birthday party? No easy answers; however then, he used to be left with little choice,” a source inside the Tawadkar camp informed TOI.
The tribal chief clearly couldn’t sign up for the Congress as he would have had a tough time in adjusting to an “alien surroundings”. Tendulkar it appears alluded to this dilemma of Tawadkar when he referred to him as “all the time a BJP karyakarta” whose go back to the birthday party used to be “imminent”.
With the go back of the prodigal son, political assets mentioned, the BJP can now breathe rather easy. The saffron birthday party can now look ahead to bolstering its tribal vote percentage which used to be threatening to dent its possibilities with Tawadkar in the enemy camp. The repercussions of Canacona can have been felt in Sanguem and Dharbandora talukas the place the tribal population is electorally important.
While Tawadkar could have been confident of a price tag in the subsequent assembly polls – BJP has albeit maintained that his go back used to be unconditional – assets mentioned he has been offered chairmanship of a company once the tenure of the incumbent ends.
While Tawadkar’s surprising alternate of heart has made political watchers sit down up and take notice, BJP president Vinay Tendulkar made gentle of the problem. “Tawadkar is a decent and down-to-earth individual. He has all the time been a BJP karyakarta. His go back to the birthday party used to be imminent,” used to be how Tendulkar reacted, when asked to remark on the birthday party’s winning deal.
TOI had earlier reported concerning the makes an attempt made via each Congress and the BJP to woo Tawadkar to enroll in their respective camps. Soon after taking on the mantle of the state organisational secretary of the BJP two months ago, Satish Dhond had held a one-on-one closed-door meeting with Tawadkar in Canacona amidst the backdrop of speculations that Tawadkar used to be significantly considering becoming a member of the Congress. Tawadkar had then said that “high instructions of each the events” were looking to persuade him to enroll in them.
Sources on the subject of Tawadkar, then again, mentioned that although the tribal chief has determined to go back to the BJP, he has performed so half-heartedly. “Two elements made Tawadkar weigh his decision in favour of the BJP,” mentioned a source, wishing anonymity. “One used to be Dhond’s persuasive power, and the other is the executive minister’s illness. Dhond, whom Tawadkar holds in high esteem, has been in contact with Tawadkar over the past two months. Moreover, Tawadkar used to be moved via (Manohar) Parrikar’s situation when he met him not too long ago. He merely couldn’t say ‘no’ to him. For the 3rd time he asked him to come back.”
Tawadkar’s reluctance against a homecoming, nonetheless, assets mentioned, stemmed from the truth that there was no alternate, whatsoever, inside the birthday party’s organisational construction about which he used to be extremely vital till not too long ago.
“There is this quartet of leaders in the BJP that has led the birthday party against a downslide in Goa. So lengthy because the quartet calls the pictures, there are slender chances of any adjustments taking effect,” Tawadkar had mentioned while making known his aversion to the birthday party’s core management. He had spewed venom towards the BJP ever since his defeat in the 2017 assembly polls.
“Would he find himself comfy returning to the birthday party with the same set of leaders helming the birthday party affairs? When the birthday party may so easily unload him, that too, when he used to be holding three portfolios in the BJP cabinet, how can he now be reassured that he won’t be sidelined once once more, particularly when Parrikar is no longer able to have his way inside the birthday party? No easy answers; however then, he used to be left with little choice,” a source inside the Tawadkar camp informed TOI.
The tribal chief clearly couldn’t sign up for the Congress as he would have had a tough time in adjusting to an “alien surroundings”. Tendulkar it appears alluded to this dilemma of Tawadkar when he referred to him as “all the time a BJP karyakarta” whose go back to the birthday party used to be “imminent”.
With the go back of the prodigal son, political assets mentioned, the BJP can now breathe rather easy. The saffron birthday party can now look ahead to bolstering its tribal vote percentage which used to be threatening to dent its possibilities with Tawadkar in the enemy camp. The repercussions of Canacona can have been felt in Sanguem and Dharbandora talukas the place the tribal population is electorally important.
While Tawadkar could have been confident of a price tag in the subsequent assembly polls – BJP has albeit maintained that his go back used to be unconditional – assets mentioned he has been offered chairmanship of a company once the tenure of the incumbent ends.
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