Cortalim By-poll

In a setback to the Congress party in Goa, its candidate Raymond D'Sa has withdrawn from the Cortalim by-polls, paving way for the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) contestant, Alina Saldanha's win. Mr Saldanha was pitted against D'Sa and independent candidate Ramakant Borkar.

Mrs Alina, wife of the former Goa tourism minister Matanhy Saldanha, has filed her nomination papers as a Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for the Cortalim assembly by-poll to be held on June 2.

In a setback to the Congress party in Goa, its candidate Raymond D'Sa has withdrawn from the Cortalim by-polls, paving way for the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) contestant, Alina Saldanha's win. Mr Saldanha was pitted against D'Sa and independent candidate Ramakant Borkar.

Mrs Alina, wife of the former Goa tourism minister Matanhy Saldanha, has filed her nomination papers as a Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for the Cortalim assembly by-poll to be held on June 2.