 Opposition parties later accused the ruling party (BDP) of using government resources including public media in their party campaigns and at the same time opposing funding of political parties by government.The BCP's council surprise victory in the village was viewed as a significant breakthrough in a historical BDP stronghold and opposition parties made an unofficial pact in surpport of the BCP's Tonota-North Parliamentary candidate, Dr. Habaundi Njiro Hobona during the 2010 Parliamentary by-election.Shashe-West Constituency was re-subdivided into new Council Wards leading to the "Mathangwane North" and "Mathangwane South" Council Wards being merged to form a single but smaller ward called "Mathangwane Council Ward" to be contested for in the following elections.