Ram Madhav confident of BJP completing full five-year term in Manipur, says govt stable

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ram Madhav on Wednesday, June 24 exuded confidence in N Biren Singh-led Manipur government and said it will complete a full five-year term. party in-charge for rth Eastern states appeared sure of having a stable government on a day when Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma anunced that National People's Party (NPP) has again decided to support BJP.

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Madhav confident of BJP govt completing term

ANI quoted Madhav as saying, "Today, we are felicitating our newly elected member of Rajya Sabha. It was a grand victory for people of Manipur and BJP leadership. We are being asked about stability of government for one year. It is stable, it has been winning elections and will be stable until 2022." 

"We are celebrating and felicitating our newly-elected Rajya Sabha member. It was a grand victory for people of Manipur and BJP leadership," he added.

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rth East political crisis 

In a big jolt to BJP government in Manipur on June 17, three BJP MLAs resigned and 6 or coalition MLAs including Deputy CM withdrew support.  BJP MLAs S Subhashchandra Singh, TT Haokip and Samuel Jendai, TMC MLA T Robindro Singh, 4 NPP MLAs, and Independent MLA Ashab Uddin extended ir support to Congress party. A day later, former CM Okram Ibobi Singh wrote to Goverr Najma Heptulla staking claim to form government. 

He urged her to summon a special session of Assembly in a couple of days to vote on motion of -confidence against Council of Ministers which has already been moved before Speaker. Alternatively, he suggested that government could be outrightly dismissed as it is in a mirity.

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However, BJP won a high-stakes battle for Rajya Sabha seat in Manipur where its candidate Leisamba Sanajaoba secured 28 votes as against 24 votes received by Congress' minee T Mangibabu. 

With resignation of three BJP MLAs being accepted and disqualification of 6 MLAs, strength of Manipur Assembly has reduced to 51. With NPP's support, BJP-led alliance has w 30 MLAs (including Speaker) in  51-member Manipur Assembly. This indicates that Congress might be unable to topple government in present scenario. 

state Assembly has 60 seats, and in elections, BJP won 21 seats, Congress won 28 seats. However, former went on to make government with its allies. 

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