WRD Minister and Shiroda MLA Subhash Shirodkar has dismissed MGP President Deepak Dhavalikar’s electoral challenge, asserting that Dhavalikar will lose again if he contests from Shiroda. Referring to his defeat in the 2019 Assembly elections, Shirodkar said he was unfazed by Dhavalikar’s decision to contest. On water availability, Shirodkar claimed that Goa has sufficient water and said the decision on granting permissions to various projects rests with the government.