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Manipur assembly election: Ibobi hat-trick on sticky wicket
Times of India | Oinam Sunil, TNN | Mar 7, 2012, 02.31AM IST
The 2012 assembly election in Manipur is a story about the importance of being Okram Ibobi Singh. The Manipur chief minister not only created history by winning an absolute majority, but also single-handedly brought the party to power for a third consecutive term. Ibobi has already been at the helm in Manipur for two terms, and the state is now waiting to find out if he will be on the hotseat for another five years or if Congress will prefer a change in the leadership. As per the results, a majority of the Congress candidates who have won these elections are supporters of the chief minister.
Along with bringing progress to the ravaged state, Ibobi-II also conducted Autonomous District Council (ADC) elections in the five hill districts of the state for the first time since 1972, when Nagas launched their demand for Sixth Schedule status to the hill councils.
The people of Imphal valley then started considering him as the only leader capable of tackling the NSCN(IM), which has been demanding the break-up of Manipur and the integration of all Naga-inhabited areas of the northeast under one administrative umbrella.
A third term in the Manipur top job will certainly not be a cakewalk for the veteran with public anger against AFSPA reaching a crescendo and frequent demands for breaking up the state by the Nagas, who now have a significant presence in the assembly with Neiphu Rio's NPF making inroads in the state. However, if the last 10 years are any indication, Ibobi has it in him to tackle these issues and emerge with his credentials intact.
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