It is without doubt, the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) entered the Sekoma by-election as underdogs. The ward has been under opposition’s control over 20 years. The question now remains what transpired that led to the under dogs emerging victorious at the polls. The ruling party has been accused of using under the table tactics to win over the ward from the opposition. It has been reported that BDP was determined to do anything in their power to snatch the ward. A number of ministers were deployed to the area prior the polls and it has been established that their mandate was to deliver the ward to the party. Some said the BDP bought the voters with food to vote for them something that the party officials dismissed. The BDP is on a redemption mission following their dismal performance in the 2014 General Elections that saw their margin in parliament drastically reduced by the opposition. UDC’s Sekoma Ward Campaign coordinator Noah Salakae raised two critical points that led to their loss - one was on their part as UDC and the other on BDP. Salakae confirmed the use of dirty tactics by the BDP as they distributed food parcels to…