BJP is replacing Congress in Manipur politics
- Imphal Times Editorial :: December 12 2020 -

Across the country, Congress party is facing the worst time. But some true congress men or perhaps some who still lives under the era of Congress regime virtually believes that the party will come back.

For some intellectuals – they believe the coming back of Congress party as they believe on the theory that there is always ‘ups and down’ in the functioning of the political party.

Well it may not be wrong for those in the mainland states which have large number of MPs, but the believe of Congress returning to power in the state like Manipur which always depend to the politics at New Delhi is just an imagination.

As per assumption , it is unlikely that the saffron party will face any strong political party in the next general Assembly election which is expected either in February or March of 2022.

This is being speculated as the BJP led NDA will be in the center and above this the congress leadership at the center seems to have considered putting their energy to a state like Manipur which have just 3 MPs including the one for the Rajya Sabha.

And moreover, the congress party has gone idle and have stopped taking up works for strengthening its organisation.

On the other hand, N. Biren Singh led government seems no worry while coming back to power in the next State Assembly Election.

Moreover, the party workers including the newly appointed president of the party are leaving no stone unturn in mobilising for strengthening of their party.

Besides, the central leadership of the BJP is also encouraging the party workers irrespective of its small number.

It may be recalled that, the BJ leadership always take seriously when it comes to election.

Remember what the Home Minister Amit Shah had stated while campaigning for the Hyderabad Municipal election .

He had sated that every election is important for the BJP no matter it is for the local body or for the parliamentary.

It is two years to go for the Manipur state legislative assembly election. But the National leaders of BJP are visiting the state.

This is an indication of the seriousness of the BJP for making sure that the BJP become stronger in the state.

The party seems to understand that Manipur’s politics is purely dependable to the Central leadership and may be he wanted to make sure that the north or south, east or west BJP makes no difference in treating their workers and members.

Moreover, many from the congress had joined the party, even sitting MLAs had joined. It seems like there will not be any popular candidate for the congress to field in the upcoming election.

Moreover the Congress being the opposition party also stopped criticising or targeting the ruling BJP government.

Now the question is who will be the kin contesters of the BJP in the Manipur State Legislative Assembly election.

It seems like BJP will have to fight with its allied party and it is not going to make any different for the party to return back to power in the next 12 Manipur Legislative Assembly.