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Goa Assembly Elections 2022: Utpal Parrikar, Son of Manohar Parrikar Fails to Get BJP Ticket From Panaji; Talks On for Another Seat, Says Devendra Fadnavis
Manohar Parrikar, the three-time chief minister and BJP's top leader of Goa, passed away in 2019. He held the Panaji constituency seat for five terms.
Former chief minister Manohar Parrikar's son Utpal Parrikar missed out on from the BJP's list of candidates for the Goa Assembly elections. Utpal, who also joined BJP, was expecting to contest elections from his father's constituency.
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#WATCH | Sitting MLA from Panjim has been given the ticket, (not Utpal Parrikar- son of late former CM Manohar Parrikar). We offered him alternatives, he refused the first one. Talks on with him. We feel he should agree: Devendra Fandvais, BJP #GoaPollspic.twitter.com/HhHuui36QJ
— ANI (@ANI) January 20, 2022
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