Even with the MGP-BJP alliance, leaders of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party launched a fierce attack on the sitting BJP Pernem MLA. MGP leader Deepak Dhavalikar stated that no development work has taken place in the Pernem Constituency over the last five years. He was speaking at a rally in Pernem, which saw a massive turnout of locals.

Currently, Rajan Korgaonkar is the leading contender for the MGP candidacy, leaving a big question mark over both the political future of the sitting BJP MLA and the future of the MGP-BJP alliance. However, intense discussions are underway to decide whether the Pernem constituency seat will go to the MGP or the BJP if the alliance continues, according to claims made by many MGP supporters.