BJP names 174 candidates
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 10 2015:
For the forthcoming election to 18 Municipal Councils and eight Nagar Panchayats scheduled on January 11, BJP Manipur Pradesh has named 174 candidates.
Meanwhile, eight candidates for Municipal Council and Nagar Panchayat Councillors and 18 candidates for Ward Development Committee Members have filed their nomination papers to their respective ROs today.
Out of 183 people who applied for BJP tickets, 174 applicants were approved after the State election committee held a meeting today with its chairman Th Chaoba.
For Lamlai Municipal Council, another meeting of the election committee would be held tomorrow for the Municipal Council before the party candidates are announced the next day, said BJP Manipur Pradesh general secretary M Ashnikumar.
He said that they would campaign for the Municipal Council and Nagar Panchayat elections on the slogan 'Support BJP, Save Manipur'.
He also appealed to all the people of Manipur to support BJP.
In order to ensure victory of BJP, three to five senior leader would be assigned to each Municipal Council and Naga Panchayat, Ashnikumar said.
He further exuded confidence that BJP would score a landslide victory in the forthcoming election.