Bicholim: The no-confidence motion moved by seven councillors of the 10-member Bicholim Municipal Council (BMC) against deputy chairperson Shashikant Naik Halrankar last week was passed on Wednesday by 7-3 votes.
BMC chairperson Anisha Vernekar and councillors Kamlakar Teli, Kamlesh Teli, Riyaz Beig, Karuna Govekar, Narayan Betkikar and Premanand Mayekar voted in favour of the motion, while Shashikant Halrankar, Anita Harmalkar and Ajit Birje voted against it.
Sources said that Narayan Betkikar is tipped to be the BMC's next deputy chairperson.