Madhusudan Parab appointed President of Mandrem BJP Mandal

Panaji, Feb 19 (GCCurrentAffairs) Goa unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has appointed Madhusudan Parab as President of Mandrem BJP Mandal.
In a statement issued on Monday evening, BJP Goa unit President Vinay Tendulkar said other office bearers and members of the Mandal would be appointed soon.
Mr Parab has replaced Ramesh Shet Mandrekar, a supporter of former State Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar. Mr Parab is believed to be supporter of former Congress MLA Dayanand Sopte, who had resigned as an MLA, quit Congress and joined BJP in October last year.
By-elections to Mandrem constituency is to be held in coming months. Both Mr Parsekar and Mr Sopte are aspiring for the party ticket to contest the bypoll.