Goemkarponn desk
PONDA: Ponda former MLA and BJP leader Ravi Naik has showb his willingness to contest from Marcaim constituency if Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wants Ravi to contest from Marcaim.
During the media interaction, Naik said BJP is sure to form Government with winning 27 seats. Naik added that if BJP wants him to contest from Marcaim then he is ready for it.
When asked whether mining belt would vote BJP this time he said last time the mining dependent voted in BJP’s favour and this time too people will vote for BJP.
He said even Chief Minister Pramod Sawant is from Mining belt and he is going to win the election.
When asked what would be impact of former Minister Michael Lobo Joining Congress he said there would no impact on prospect of BJP.
Ravi Naik also said that he would continue his effort to make Ponda as third district which would help rural people in solving their problems at Ponda which is centrally located place in Goa.
Ravi Naik in past also responding to media had declared of his plans of contesting from Ponda or Marcaim in past. Ravi Naik even before joining to BJP recently had few month ago had launched chay pei charcha at Marcaim and now after joining BJP, Ravi is seen doing once again chay pei charcha with voters at Marcaim.
Therefore voters feels that Ravi would contest from Marcaim.Ravi has claimed last Sunday that during chay pei charcha at Marcaim gets good response .
His supporters too says during chay pei charcha that during the five year period of Ravi Naik as a Marcaim MLA he brought Hospital, Industrial Estate, Community halls, fishing jetties while there after for last 25 years no fresh works are being seen in Marcaim.
There is no new development work are seen and same old development , roads constructed by him are visible at Marcaim said Ravi Naik.
There are many aspirants for BJP ticket at Ponda including Ritesh Naik son of Ravi Naik.