BJP MLA two other leaders join Cong in Manipur
Imphal Jan 31 PTI BJP MLA P Saratchandra on Monday joined the Congress a day after he quit the saffron camp having failed to secure a ticket for Manipur assembly polls Senior BJP leaders N Biren and N Joykumar also followed suit Saratchandra who represents Moirang seat accused the BJP of favouring newcomers to old-timers He was apparently referring to M Prithivraj who switched over from the Congress to the BJP last year and has been given the saffron camps ticket from Moirang Prithviraj had lost to Saratchandra by less than 400 votes in the last elections Biren a former minister and Joykumar also quit the saffron party after he was denied candidature Congress election in-charge Bhakta Charan Das welcomed all three of them and asserted that the party would be bagging 40 of the 60 seats in the upcoming elections Two other BJP leaders Thangjam Arunkumar and Th Brinda joined the JDU during the day The JDU had recently got a shot in the arm as legislator K Joykishan and ex-minister Abdul Nasir joined the party PTI COR RMS RMS
Imphal Jan 31 PTI BJP MLA P Saratchandra on Monday joined the Congress a day after he quit the saffron camp having failed to secure a ticket for Manipur assembly polls Senior BJP leaders N Biren and N Joykumar also followed suit Saratchandra who represents Moirang seat accused the BJP of favouring newcomers to old-timers He was apparently referring to M Prithivraj who switched over from the Congress to the BJP last year and has been given the saffron camps ticket from Moirang Prithviraj had lost to Saratchandra by less than 400 votes in the last elections Biren a former minister and Joykumar also quit the saffron party after he was denied candidature Congress election in-charge Bhakta Charan Das welcomed all three of them and asserted that the party would be bagging 40 of the 60 seats in the upcoming elections Two other BJP leaders Thangjam Arunkumar and Th Brinda joined the JDU during the day The JDU had recently got a shot in the arm as legislator K Joykishan and ex-minister Abdul Nasir joined the party PTI COR RMS RMS
