Putting an end to speculations over alliances and government formation, BJP leader and north-east in-charge Ram Madhav and Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) chief Neiphiu Rio met Governor PB Acharya on Sunday to stake claim to form the government in Nagaland.
NDPP-BJP Chief Ministerial candidate Neiphiu Rio along with Ram Madhav, national General Secretary BJP, JD (U) MLA G Kaito Aye, Independent MLA Tongpang Ozukum and other leaders of the NDPP and BJP pose with Governor of Nagaland PB Acharya after staking claim to form the Government on March 4 at Raj Bhavan, Kohima
The BJP and its new alliance, the NDPP, will form the government along with support from a Janata Dal (United) MLA and an independent.
The BJP, which had won only one seat in the 2013 state Assembly polls, bagged 12 seats this year, while its ally, the newly-formed NDPP, won 18 seats in the 60-member House. The NPF became the single largest party in the House with 26 seats. The National People’s Party (NPP) bagged two seats, lesser than expected, while JD (U) managed one seat. Out of a total of 11 Independent candidates, only one Independent candidate managed a win.
The Tenning seat, in Peren District, which was earlier given to NPF, was shifted to NDPP on Sunday after the state chief electoral officer came clear on the tabulation error.
Neiphiu Rio has the majority and should form the government, Nagaland Governor P B Acharya said today after a meeting with the NDPP leader, who claimed he has the support of 32 MLAs in the 60-member Assembly. Acharya said he has asked Rio to submit signatures of all the 32 MLAs supporting him by tomorrow.
A senior leader of the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP), an ally of the BJP, said Rio, in his meeting with the Governor, staked claim to form the government in Nagaland saying he has the support of 32 MLAs. Rio has the majority and should form the government, Acharya said after the meeting.
The NDPP and the BJP have won 18 and 12 seats respectively while the lone JD (U) MLA G Kaito Aye and Independent legislator Tongpang Ozukum were backing the alliance, NDPP Secretary General Abu Metha said.
NDPP and BJP leaders meeting Nagaland Governor PB Acharya on March 4 to stake claim to form the next government
Rio met the Governor along with NDPP President Chingwang Konyak, BJP state President Visasolie Lhoungu, the JD (U) MLA and the Independent legislator, he said. Rio is a three-time Chief Minister of the state.
With inputs from agencies
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