O Joy likely to join BJP: Sources
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, September 19 2015 :
State veteran politician Okram Joy who has been keeping himself at a distance from politics for quite some time now is likely to join the State Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), said reliable sources on Saturday.
Joy who is a former minister also held the post of president of Manipur People's Party (MPP).
The veteran politician had won the State Assembly elections several times from the Langthabal constituency.
The sources said that Joy met BJP National General Secretary Ram Madhav in New Delhi recently.
He met Madhav who is also in charge of Jammu and Kashmir and Northeast State after the appointment was given to him.
Lok Sabha MP Prahlad Singh Patel called on O Joy at his residence near Kakwa market in Imphal West during his Imphal visit this month, the sources added.