Manipur Assembly Elections News
Karam Shyam said that he is quitting as he has not been 'assigned any responsibility' as chairman since he took over as head of the Tourism Corporation of Manipur.
The Assembly election in five states will be held in seven phases between February 10 and March 7.
Welcoming the EC's instruction for the upcoming election, Congress leader Harish Rawat said, "We are absolutely ready to ring the farewell bell for BJP in Uttrakhand. Congress will contest in all 70 seats."
The ruling Congress and the BJP have secured 28 and 21 seats respectively in a hung assembly after the Manipur assembly elections, and are exploring ways to get support from the splinter parties to form the government.
The results of the Manipur Assembly Elections 2017 were declared and the numbers indicate that it will perhaps be a hung assembly as neither Congress nor BJP could secure an absolute majority.
The poll percentage might be changed subject to correction, Chief Electoral Officer Vivek Kumar Dewangan said.
A whopping 84 percent voter turnout was recorded in the first-phase of Manipur assembly elections on Saturday, announced Election Commission officials.
Manipur Chief Secretary O Nabakishore told reporters here that altogether 280 companies of Central paramilitary forces will be deployed for election duty.
The Assembly polls in the state will virtually witness a fight between the BJP and the Congress although some smaller parties are also in the fray.
The 24-page vision document 2017, was on Sunday released by Home Minister and BJP leader Rajnath Singh in a programme.
Manipur is going to elect a new 60-member Assembly in two phases on March 4 and 8.
Phungzathang Tonsing, a veteran Congress leader of Manipur, has resigned from the primary membership of Congress.
With Manipur going to polls on March 4 and 8, political parties have a host of issues to contend with.
The BJP will win all five states, which go to polls from February 4, its national spokesperson G.V.L. Narasimha Rao said on Monday.
Ahead of the Assembly elections in Manipur, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday released its first list of 31 candidates.
In a jolt to the ruling Congress in Manipur ahead of assembly elections in March, its state Vice- president and two MLAs today resigned from the party's primary membership.
The United Naga Council (UNC) on Wednesday said that they will continue with the economic blockade despite the announcement of Manipur assembly elections by the Election Commission.
"While the date will be formally announced by the Election Commission of India, we are keeping everything in readiness," state Chief Secretary Oinam Nabakishore, who is also the chief election officer told reporters.
An estimated 70 per cent votes were cast till noon in the by-elections to two assembly segments of Manipur Thangmeiband and Thongju.
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