BDP giants fall as BPF tenses political muscles
Monday, October 28, 2019
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Butale crushed out in Tati West. PIC: KEOAGILE BONANG
Armed only with the claim that he was still popular in the vast GammaNgwato territory, Khama was brave enough to sell the notion of forming a party – a breakaway from the BDP.
The BDP was formed amongst others by Khama’s late father, Sir Seretse Khama. Khama left the BDP claiming that President Mokgweetsi Masisi and the BDP leadership were harassing him.
The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...