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NPP President says ready to join BJP govt in Manipur

The NPP who is an ally of the BJP in Manipur, had fielded 38 candidates and fought the recent Assembly elections separately and won 7 seats

PGurus Newsdesk

March 16, 2022

The NPP who is an ally of the BJP in Manipur, had fielded 38 candidates and fought the recent Assembly elections separately and won 7 seats

With 7 seats in hand, the National People’s Party says open to joining the new BJP govt in Manipur

On Wednesday Meghalaya Chief Minister and National People’s Party (NPP) supremo Conrad K Sangma said that his party is ready to join the BJP-led government in Manipur if the dominant party invited them.

Earlier, the NPF, JD(U) has and an independent member already announced to support the BJP government.

The NPP who is an ally of the BJP in Manipur, had fielded 38 candidates and fought the recent Assembly elections separately and won 7 seats but during the pre-election time, the relations between the two parties turned bitter, and both accused each other on various issues.

Sangma said that the NPP is a partner of the National Democratic Alliance at the Centre and supports the BJP in Arunachal Pradesh and is working together in Meghalaya.

The NPP’s National President said, “If the BJP invites us to join the government in Manipur, we are ready to join. If they do not invite us, we would examine the matter subsequently.”

The ruling BJP retained power for the second consecutive term and for the first time in Manipur the saffron party got an absolute majority and won 32 seats in the 60-member House.

The NPP secured seven seats while Janata Dal (United) won six seats, the Congress and the Naga People’s Front bagged five seats each, Kuki People’s Alliance, a newly floated tribal-based party, managed two seats, and three Independent candidates also got elected to the Assembly.

The BJP, which had secured 21 seats in 2017 and for the first time came to power in Manipur five years ago with the support of the four NPP, four NPF, one Trinamool Congress MLA, and an independent legislator.

In Meghalaya, the BJP with two MLAs is the partner of the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) government led by Conrad K Sangma. The NPP is the dominant party of the MDA.

[With Inputs from IANS]

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