Bhartiya Janata Party today announced the name of all 60 candidates for the state assembly elections in Meghalaya. Nominations for the elections in state have started on 31st January and the papers can be submitted till 7th of February.
TMC, Congress and NPP all have declared list of all 60 candidates while UDP has announced a total number of 45 candidates including 15 from Garo Hills. Meanwhile BJP got a shot in the arm when 5 times MLA and NPP candidate from Ranikor constituency, Martin M Danggo yesterday joined the party. Few days back he has met BJP leader and CM of Assam Hemanta biswa Sharma and since then speculations were rife that he can go into party’s fold.
On the other hand giving a boost to the prospects of the BJP in Kharkutta constituency for the upcoming polls, over 300 supporters of former Congress member Omilo K Sangma changed sides to the party on Wednesday. Omilo had, a few days earlier, quit the Congress to join the BJP along with 38 of his supporters.
Earlier,BJP has decided to contest the upcoming assembly election in Nagaland in alliance with National Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP). The BJP will be contesting on 20 seats while NDPP on 40 seats.
Addressing a press conference at Party headquarter in New Delhi, the BJP State President Temjen Imna Along said that in the Central Committee meeting held under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided the Nagaland assembly elections will be fought in BJP and NDPP alliance with seat sharing formula in the ratio of 20:40.
The party has also released the list of the candidates for the upcoming polls in Nagaland. Deputy Chief Minister Y Patton will contest from Tyui seat and Temjen Imna Along will contest from Alongtaki.
The BJP today also released the list of the candidates for the assembly polls in Meghalaya. The Party has decided to contest all 60 seats alone in the state. State BJP chief Ernest Mawrie will contest from West Shillong Seat.
