Oppn bloc to discuss common candidates
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 21 2024:
The bloc of ten political parties is likely to hold a meeting tomorrow to discuss fielding common candidates in both Inner and Outer Parliamentary seats of Manipur in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.
According to some credible sources, the leaders of the 10 parties viz INC, NCP, CPI, CPI (M), JD-U, Shiv Sena (UT), RSP, Forward Bloc, AAP and AITC will meet at the Congress Bhavan and deliberate on fielding common candidates.
It may be mentioned that the CPI, Manipur State Council had already announced that they will field its former State secretary L Sotinkumar (Inner seat) .
The Sangai Express had also reported on March 19 that there may be a friendly contest between the Congress and the CPI.
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The meeting was called after several constituent members of the 10 party bloc suggested that fielding more than one candidate would be disadvantageous to the bloc whose primary objective is to defeat the ruling BJP.
The main agenda of tomorrow's meeting is to decide whether to field common candidates or not in the election.
Another source said that though JD (U) has parted ways with INDIA and switched alliance with BJP at the Centre, it still remains a partner of the 10 party bloc in Manipur.
Meanwhile, the Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) has convened a meeting at Congress Bhavan and discussed about the election.
The meeting chaired by MPCC K Meghachandra was attended by representatives of the party at the grassroot level and they discussed the strategy to make sure Congress candidates win both the Inner and Outer seats.