BJP declared support to Dr Ampareen and Agatha of NPP
The Bharatiya Janata Party has declared to support the two NPP candidates from Meghalaya for the forthcoming Lok Sabha Elections.
A tweets posted by BJP National Spokesperson Sambit Patra read, “As per the instructions of the Hon’ble National President of @BJP4India, Shri @JPNadda ji, I am pleased to inform that BJP will extend its support to Lok Sabha Candidates of NPP in both the seats of Meghalaya (Shillong and Tura), to NPF in the Outer Manipur Constituency and to NDPP in Nagaland in the ensuing Parliamentary elections 2024.”
The NPP has fielded sitting MP Agatha Sangma from Tura Parliamentary Constituency while Meghalaya Health Minister Ampareen Lyngdoh from Shillong Parliamentary Constituency.
Confirming this on Friday, BJP state president Rikman G Momin said that the decision was taken at an NDA meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi today.
“The PM has decided to honor NDA alliance partners and hence this decision,” he said.
Asked, Momin said that the state party will have to abide by the decision of the central leadership.
Earlier, the state BJP had sent five names of candidates from Shillong seat and six from Tura for approval of the central leadership.
Cabinet minister AL Hek is among the five ticket aspirants for Shillong parliamentary seat. The other ticket aspirants for Shillong seat include advocate Dr Fenela Lyngdoh Nonglait, former state president Ernest Mawrie, BJYM president Mewaker Lyngdoh and Sumitra Laloo.
For Tura seat, the ticket aspirants include sitting Tura MDC Bernard N Marak, former MLAs – Winnerson D Sangma and KC Boro, former MDC Boston Marak, Riya Sangma and Thomas Marak.
Meanwhile, Momin will be chairing a party meeting tomorrow.
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