INC, CPI likely to go in for friendly contest
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By Our Staff Reporter
IMPHAL, Mar 19: The Indian National Congress (INC) and the Communist Party of India (CPI) are likely to go in for a friendly contest in the Inner Manipur Parliamentary Constituency.
Notably, the 18th Lok Sabha elections would be held in two phases in Manipur on April 19 and April 26, and election notification for the first phase would be issued on Wednesday.
In the meantime, 10 Opposition parties of Manipur recently formed INDIA Bloc, Manipur, specially in connection with the election to the Inner Manipur Parliamentary seat but no official announcement has been made in this regard till date, sources said.
Both INC and CPI are partners of INDIA Bloc Manipur but instead of fielding a common candidate, the two parties may contest for the Inner Manipur Lok Sabha seat in friendly manner.
Nonetheless, CPI may fully support the INC candidate in the election for the Outer Manipur Lok Sabha seat, said the sources.
CPI has officially declared that its leader L Sotinkumar would fight for the Inner Manipur Lok Sabha seat.
INC has not yet officially named its candidate for the Inner Manipur PC.
On the other hand, ruling BJP too has not yet named its candidates for the two Lok Sabha seats of Manipur.
However, BJP’s election management committee was constituted recently and it has already held meetings on the upcoming election a couple of times.
Several sub-committees formed under the election management committee with BJP Ministers and MLAs as members have also been activated to ensure BJP’s victory in the upcoming election, the sources added.
IMPHAL, Mar 19: The Indian National Congress (INC) and the Communist Party of India (CPI) are likely to go in for a friendly contest in the Inner Manipur Parliamentary Constituency.
Notably, the 18th Lok Sabha elections would be held in two phases in Manipur on April 19 and April 26, and election notification for the first phase would be issued on Wednesday.
In the meantime, 10 Opposition parties of Manipur recently formed INDIA Bloc, Manipur, specially in connection with the election to the Inner Manipur Parliamentary seat but no official announcement has been made in this regard till date, sources said.
Both INC and CPI are partners of INDIA Bloc Manipur but instead of fielding a common candidate, the two parties may contest for the Inner Manipur Lok Sabha seat in friendly manner.
Nonetheless, CPI may fully support the INC candidate in the election for the Outer Manipur Lok Sabha seat, said the sources.
CPI has officially declared that its leader L Sotinkumar would fight for the Inner Manipur Lok Sabha seat.
INC has not yet officially named its candidate for the Inner Manipur PC.
On the other hand, ruling BJP too has not yet named its candidates for the two Lok Sabha seats of Manipur.
However, BJP’s election management committee was constituted recently and it has already held meetings on the upcoming election a couple of times.
Several sub-committees formed under the election management committee with BJP Ministers and MLAs as members have also been activated to ensure BJP’s victory in the upcoming election, the sources added.