MIC Youth fully supports MCA to contest the yet to be announced Kajang state seat by-election in Selangor, said its head C Sivarraajh.

He said MCA should be given the chance to contest the seat as the party was undergoing a transformation process and just had a leadership transition as demanded by the Chinese community.

"Under the Barisan Nasional's power sharing formula, MIC is fully committed to support MCA's candidate in the by-election," he said in a statement today.

The Kajang seat fell vacant following the resignation of the incumbent,  Lee Chin Cheh from PKR on Jan 27.

The Election Commission is scheduled to meet on Feb 5 to discuss the vacancy.

- Bernama