Goa, April 9 -- Senior Goa leader Sudin Dhavalikar has expressed support for the High Court's decision to cancel the Ponda by-election, stating that while the outcome came as a shock, the ruling was correct.

Reacting to the development, Dhavalikar said that although no one had anticipated such a situation, there is little point in criticising the verdict now as the matter stands closed.

He pointed out that both Congress and AAP had fielded candidates and engaged competent legal counsel, suggesting that they had ample opportunity to intervene in the case. According to him, they could have filed an intervention application, especially since the matter had been ongoing for the past 15 days.

Dhavalikar further stated that the BJP, being in...