The National People’s Party (NPP) has agreed to stay on as an ally with the N Biren Singh-led BJP government in Manipur.
An NPP delegation led by Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma along with Manipur deputy CM Y Joykumar met union home minister Amit Shah and BJP president JP Nadda, assuring NPP’s support to the BJP government in Manipur.
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Tweeting about the meeting Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who is also the convener of the BJP-led North-East Democratic Alliance (NEDA), in a tweet said, “An NPP delegation led by @SangmaConrad and Dy Chief Minister of Manipur Sri Y Joy Kumar Singh met Honble Home minister Sri @AmitShah ji today in New Delhi. Both @BJP4India and NPP will continue to work together for the development of Manipur”.
A NPP delegation led by @SangmaConrad and Dy Chief Minister of Manipur Sri Y Joy Kumar Singh met Honble Home minister Sri @AmitShah ji today in New Delhi. Both @BJP4India and NPP will continue to work together for the development of Manipur
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) June 24, 2020
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Tweeting about the meeting Conrad Sangma said, “A positive meeting took place between @amitshah and @himantabiswa and the NPP delegation and we have decided to continue to work together in the interest of people of Manipur.”
A positive meeting took place between @amitshah and @himantabiswa and the NPP delegation and we have decided to continue to work together in the interest of people of Manipur
— Conrad Sangma (@SangmaConrad) June 24, 2020
With the NPP staying as an ally of the N Biren Singh government in Manipur, the BJP seems to have a comfortable majority in the state assembly.
With NPP support, the BJP now has the support of 18 MLAs of its own, 4 NPP MLAs, four MLAs from the Naga People’s Front and one MLA from the Lok Janshakti Party.
In the 52-member house, the BJP now has the support of 27 MLAs.