Sometimes, lurking suspicion and fear can make or break an election. This came startlingly true for anti-BJP voters in the Goa elections in the sonic rise of the Revolutionary Goans Party, and its devastating effects on the anti-incumbency vote.
Last month, I had written on the prospects of political newbies that had jumped into the electoral fray, from the Trinamool Congress to AAP, but had particularly picked the RGP as the first party to watch out for. For there was a dire sense of unease among leaders of the anti-BJP vote bank, especially among the Catholic community, about the RGP’s motives.
