Furtado, Reginald & Sardinha in GPCC race
PTI, PANAJI | 09 July 2012 17:55 IST
The Congress party in Goa has begun the exercise to select new head for the state unit.
Party sources said that AICC secretary Sudhakar Reddy held talks with the leaders and workers in his recent visit here, to shortlist the names.
South Goa MP Fransisco Sardinha, Curtorim MLA Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco and Surendra Furtado -- the longest serving corporation in Panaji Municipal Corporation -- were expected to be in the list, sources added.
Sardinha is currently the working president of Goa Congress, following the party's debacle in March polls where it lost power to BJP, and Subhash Shirodkar quit as the state unit chief.
Sources said that Sardinha's recent statement to the media, where he refused to press for a ban on rightwing outfit Ram Sene in Goa, could spoil his chances.
The statement had not gone down well with Congress leaders.
Furtado, a five-term corporator from Panaji, is considered to be the front-runner.
Lourenco is likely to be elected as Deputy Leader of Opposition in Goa Assembly.
"The party might consider Furtado as he is a senior politician," a source said.
