Imphal, Oct 13: It is clear now; the fight will be between BJP and Congress. Congress now is losing its feet with one more MLA from Tadubi Assembly Constituency officially resigning from the post of MLA as well as from the primary membership of the INC. On the other hand former Vice President of MPCC , who was also in-charge of PDA in the 9th Manipur Legislative Assembly is all set to join the BJP. A press communiqué by the General Secretary, BJP Manipur Pradesh said that Dr. Kh. Loken former congress MLA from Sagolband Assembly constituency will officially join the BJP. A reception ceremony is being organized at the BJP Manipur Pradesh Office at 2.30 pm to welcome the former MLA.
Meanwhile, days after supporters of Former Congress Minister, Franchis Ngazokpa had urged the MLA to resign from the Congress government; the MLA from Tadubi Assembly Constituency had officially submitted his resignation paper to the Speaker of the Manipur Legislative Assembly. There was no justification addressed to the resignation letter submitted to the Speaker.
Meanwhile, the state BJP is rolling out red carpet to Congress MLAs who are yet to leave the Congress party and to those who had already left the party. Source said that 8 more sitting Congress MLAs will join the BJP in the coming days and the joining of congress MLAs to BJP will be over before October 20. The source further said that some among the Congress MLA who will be accepted by the BJP might not get the BJP ticket but majority of them had been assured to contest in the forthcoming election as BJP candidates.
On the other hand MPCC is facing tough time convincing the MLAs to stay with the party. A sitting congress MLA of Naoriya Pakhang Lakpa Assembly Constituency had openly stated that MLAs who are not given Ministerial Portfolio will be given the ministerial berth if elected once more in the 2017 assembly election.
