PANAJI

Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) on Monday announced that it will contest bypolls to all the three Assembly seats scheduled next month.

The MGP is a coalition partner in the Manohar Parrikar-led government along with the Goa Forward Party (GFP) and Independents.

The by-elections to Shiroda and Mandrem were required after the sitting Congress MLAs, Subhash Shirodkar and Dayanand Sopte, resigned and joined the BJP.

The Mapusa seat recently was vacated due to death of sitting BJP MLA Francis D’Souza.

MGP President Deepak Dhavalikar told reporters that his party will contest the by-elections to all three Assembly seats.