BDP’s back against the wall

Up to now, the BDP cannot easily come to terms with its poor performance in the past 17 ward by-elections whereupon the marauding opposition led by the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) won 13 wards whilst the ruling party won only four. Now, with the 18th and first Parliamentary seat by-election tomorrow, pressure is on the BDP camp. The party has previously blamed everything from the impact of COVID-19 to societal ills be-devilling the country and more for its incessant losses.

The weekend by-election might expose the ruling party’s political weaknesses and ill-preparedness especially after its long absence from the conservative Serowe West constituency. With a moniker of ‘Kwa Kgosing’, the Serowe West constituency comes across as an area very close to the Bangwato royal house and seems most treasured by the tribe.