Official announcement likely soon : BJP MLA
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 22 2017:
Lone BJP MLA Thongam Bishworjit has stated that names of BJP candidates for the 11th Manipur Legislative Assembly election have been finalised and their names would be officially announced in the next couple of days.
Speaking to media persons at their Nityaipat Chuthek office today, Th Bishworjit who is also BJP Manipur Pradesh general secretary (administration) said that some more Congress Ministers/MLAs may join BJP and they may be given party tickets.
A meeting of the BJP Parliamentary Board has been held with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party president Amit Shah.
BJP is the biggest political and well-disciplined party and it has its own set of rules regarding issuance of tickets, Bishworjit said.
The first batch of BJP candidates may be announced from Delhi in the next couple of days.
This would be followed by another announcement from BJP Manipur Pradesh.
The second batch of BJP candidates would be announced later.
There is no internal crisis regarding selection of candidates, Bishworjit claimed.
Aspiring candidates may have grievances when they are not given party tickets.
Yet there is an understanding among all BJP members and workers to work together whether one gets ticket or not in order to defeat the ruling Congress party, the BJP MLA said.
He also appealed to all aspiring candidates not to raise any uproar because they are not given party tickets.
People would certainly see fragmentation of the ruling party into pieces in the next couple of days.
It is the Congress party which has developed the largest crack, Bishworjit claimed.
Two MLAs elected from the valley districts and another MLA elected from a hill district have been vying for the post of Chief Minister.
As a result, there are multiple fissures within Congress party, he continued.
The Parliamentary Board meeting held recently at Delhi did not concentrate on issuance of tickets alone.
The prevailing situation of Manipur was also deliberated at length.
With the State Government unable to resolve the issue of economic blockade, the Central Government is expected to make necessary arrangements so that convoys of trucks escorted by security forces move from Jiribam to Imphal four times in a week, Bishworjit added.