No NPF candidate in Inner P/C
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 02 2014 :
NPF is unlikely to field its candidate for the forthcoming Lok Sabha election in Inner Manipur Parliamentary Constituency rather it is likely to support a candidate of its choice.
NPF central leaders have been deliberating on which party it should support in Inner Manipur Parliamentary Constituency, informed a source.
NPF has been estimating that there are around 30,000 constant supporters in Inner Manipur P/C .
In Nagaland, NPF and BJP share a very warm relationship.
The lone BJP MLA elected to Nagaland Assembly was given the post of Parliamentary Secretary by the Neiphiu Rio Government- On the other hand, UNC leaders and officials of the Government of India have been making good progress in their engagement on the latter's demand for an alternative arrangement after the first political level tripartite talk was held at Senapati Keeping in view all these developments.
NPF leaders have been studying whether the party should support BJP or Congress in Inner Manipur P/C.Another source informed that NPF is more likely to support the BJP candidate in the light of the warm relationship shared between the two parties.
Yet, NPF has not totally abandoned Dr Nara who is backed by ,11 different parties, added the source.