A number of MLAs, who had jumped ship to the BJP, have been among the many 60 candidates BJP introduced for the Arunachal Pradesh Assembly elections Wednesday. The state will go into Meeting and Lok Sabha elections concurrently.
Within the 2019 elections, the BJP had gained 41 seats, the JDU 7, the Nationwide Folks’s Celebration 5, the Congress 4, the Folks’s Celebration of Arunachal had gained 1 and two Independents. Nevertheless, through the years, MLAs from different events joined the BJP. The Congress is left with only one MLA, former CM Nabam Tuki, the NPP has two and two Independents, whereas the remaining legislators have entered the saffron fold.
Among the many turncoats who acquired BJP tickets are: Dongru Siongu (Bomdila), Kardo Nyogyor (Likabali), Talem Taboh (Rumgong), Ninong Ering (Pasighat West), Lombo Tayeng (Mebo), Mutchu Mithi (Roing), Chakat Taboh (Khonsa West) and Wanglin Lowangdon (Borduria Bogapani).
CM Pema Khandu will as soon as contest from Mukto seat, which he has held since 2011, whereas Deputy CM Chowna Mein will search a second consecutive time period from Chowkham. Nevertheless, state Dwelling Minister Bamang Felix missed out on a ticket, which went to Tai Nikio, who had contested in opposition to Felix from Nyapin seat in 2019 on a Congress ticket. Earlier, it was introduced the BJP has appointed Felix Chairman of Marketing campaign Committee for 1-Arunachal Pradesh West parliamentary constituency and all Meeting seats in Arunachal Pradesh West parliamentary seats for the polls.
