Panaji, Oct 6 : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) panel will meet here today
to finalise the selection of their candidate for the South Goa Lok Sabha
by-election, scheduled to be held on October 30.

A panel headed by former Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar had their first
meeting on Friday.

"The decision is likely to be taken on Saturday evening. We have
certain names in our mind but the final name will be pinned down only after
consulting senior leaders," said Govind Parvatkar, BJP spokesman.

The by-poll was announced after former Congress MP Churchill Alemao resigned
from his post. He floated the Save Goa Party and won the assembly election this
year.

The South Goa
constituency has been a Congress bastion barring in 2000 when the seat was won
by BJP candidate Ramakant Angle. (ANI)