Goa assembly polls: ‘Uzzo’ in St Andre as RG’s 28-year-old Borkar upsets 4-time MLA Francis Silveira

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Goa assembly polls: ‘Uzzo’ in St Andre as RG’s 28-year-old Borkar upsets 4-time MLA Francis Silveira
Defying all assumptions about its prospects in Goa’s polity, Revolutionary Goans (RG) party made a rather impressive entry. In a single stroke, its 28-year-old candidate Viresh Borkar defeated BJP’s Francis Silveira in St Andre constituency, while in several constituencies, RG candidates, all of them first-timers even out-performed AAP candidates.