The main challengers to the BDP are the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) led by Dumelang Saleshando; the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) led by Duma Boko (AC Vol 65 No 17 Ben-Menashe heads to Gaborone); and the Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) led by Mephato Reatile and backed by former president Khama (Dispatches 17/9/24 Khama returns to face court cases and boost opposition election campaign)...
The Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) is led by Mephato Reatile a close ally of former President Ian Khama...
Two MPs Ignatius Moswaane and Mephato Reatile who are close to Khama have been suspended from the BDP for allegedly bringing the party into disrepute...