6 JD(U) MLAs extend support to BJP after winning Manipur assembly elections
The JD(U), who won six seats in the Manipur Assembly elections, extended its support to the BJP to form a government in the state.
The six MLAs of Janata Dal (United), extended support to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Manipur as the latter is set to form the government in the state.
“In the interest of the people of Manipur, the JD(U) has decided to give support to the BJP in the formation of the government,” wrote the JD(U) MLAs in a letter.
“The JD(U) would like to appeal to the BJP to honour the mandate reposed in the party and fulfil the hopes and aspiration of the people,” it said in a statement.
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The JD(U) has elected Khumukcham Joykisan Singh as their leader to represent the party in the state assembly.
The BJP retained power in the state after winning 32 seats in the 60-member assembly.
Meanwhile, the Congress posted its worst ever performance in Manipur, reduced to just 5 seats from having the single largest party status in the 2017 elections. The party was down 17 seats from the previous polls following defections, though former three-time chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh and his son O Surjakumar managed to pull off victories from Thoubal and Khangabo constituencies respectively.
The JD (U) bagged six seats while the regional National People's Party (NPP) and Naga People's Front (NPF) won seven and five seats respectively.
(With the inputs from PTI)
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