Guwahati: The Janata Dal-United (JD-U) is considering fielding a candidate in the by-election for the 43-Tapi assembly seat in Nagaland scheduled on November 7.
The party’s state unit president, NSN Lotha, said the decision would be made after consulting with the party’s high command.
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He also said that the party would discuss its support for the Rio-led government and preparations for the upcoming Lok Sabha election in Delhi.
It may be mentioned that the by-poll was necessitated after the sitting MLA, Noke Wangnao died due to an illness related to old age.
Wangnao was a 10-time MLA and was associated with the NDPP.
He was also an advisor for social welfare to the chief minister of Nagaland.