Imphal:
Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) ally in Manipur, the National People’s Party (NPP), on January 24, announced the first list of 20 candidates for the Assembly elections to be held in two phases – on February 27 and March 3.
The list approved by NPP’s national President and Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma included Deputy Chief Minister Yumnam Joy kumar Singh (Uripok Assembly constituency), and sitting MLAs L Jayanta Kumar Singh (Keishamthong) and N Kayisii (Tadubi), among others.
After Congress, the NPP, also a national party, announced the candidates’ list featuring names of only two women candidates — W Sumati Devi (Lamsang) and Nalini Devi (Oinam).
Announcing the list in Imphal, NPP’s election management committee chief Joy Kumar Singh indicated that the party might announce the names of more candidates soon.
NPP supremo Sangma had earlier announced to contest the elections on its own by fielding candidates in at least 40 of the 60 Assembly seats in Manipur. IANS