Mehra, made known what was always felt but not openly spoken, in a State where the Catholic population is wary of the BJP’s communal tendencies.
“Ever since I took over as secretary in charge of Goa, our main focus was to reach out to the 23 per cent vibrant Christian community. It was my endeavour to meet Fathers (Catholic priests) and teachers and members of the community all over Goa during my visits here,” Mehra said.
Mehra who is in charge of the party’s State affairs, said that the effort was to dispel the doubts Christians in Goa had about the BJP.
The BJP has fielded as many as six Catholic candidates as well as extended support to two Catholic independents out of the 40 seats they are contesting in the forthcoming Assembly polls along with alliance partner MGP.
“We are directly or indirectly supporting eight minority candidates in Goa,” Mehra said, adding that the party’s strategy of consciously reaching out to the minority community in Goa was “paying off”.
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