Laxmikant Parsekar, the Goa’s Chief Minister, is not in the favor of the prior state assembly election and wishes to continue the alliance with, Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) amid the election.

Parsekar, “Our tenure ends in March (2017), so we want elections in the beginning of that month (March),"

"We don't want elections before that. We have informed the party president about our stand," the chief minister said.

The five-year-long term of the BJP-led state government tops in March 2017. The party had ridden to majority in the 2012 elections which they clashed in an alliance with MGP.

"We always wanted to maintain and continue our alliance with MGP. Few MGP members were expressing their reluctance towards this. BJP never said about breaking their ties with MGP,"

Parsekar added MGP was an ally of Congress in the Digambar Kamat government from 2005 to 2012, but after joined hands with BJP.