AnyTV Bureau, New Delhi
Published by: Rajeev Rai
Updated Fri, 11 Mar 2022 06:42 AM IST
Summary
The victory of BJP in Manipur is special this time. The party for the first time managed to bloom lotus on its own in another important state in the Northeast. That too when its allies in the government, the NPP and the NPF, chose a different path just before the elections.
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Expansion
Then gave a blow to the Congress:
In the last election, the Congress was just three seats away from the majority figure. The BJP needed 10 additional MLAs to form the government. Meanwhile, Biren ousted the Congress from power by engaging the NPP, NPF, LJP and two independent MLAs. Now the BJP government is in the northeast of Assam, Tripura, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Meghalaya.
Both brands are former Congressmen
The BJP now has two strong brands in the Northeast in the form of Himanta and Biren. Angered by the neglect in the Congress, both the leaders had joined the saffron camp almost at the same time. Among them, Himanta was the architect of victory in the Assam elections last year, while Biren managed to keep the saffron flag high while being on the post of CM.
Who is Biren Singh
Biren has been a journalist as well as a famous football player. He started his political career with the Democratic People’s Front (DPF). Later DPF merged with Congress. Even after the third victory in 2012, Biren could not find a place in the Congress government. Angered by this, he joined the BJP in 2016. After a year, he got the opportunity to become the Chief Minister.