Nagaland NDPP MLA quits House and party to join BJP

 KOHIMA: Veteran Nagaland politician and four-time MLA Imkong L Imchen on Sunday said that he has resigned from the Assembly and the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP).

An MLA since 2003, the 72-year-old Naga leader told the media here that he resigned on "personal grounds" and would join the BJP.

Imchen was among the 21 Naga People's Front (NPF) legislators who merged with the NDPP in April last year. The NDPP is the dominant party of the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Government, an all-party Opposition-less Government in the Northeastern State. The BJP with 12 MLAs is a partner of the UDA Government.

For the February 27 Assembly elections, the NDPP and the BJP have already finalized a seat-sharing deal and announced to field 40 and 20 candidates respectively.

It is pertinent to mention that as the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the schedule for the Nagaland Assembly elections, secretary general of the NPF Achumbemo Kikon said that the priority of the party would remain an honourable solution to the Naga political issue, and he hoped that people will respond positively as NPF is one of the oldest regional parties in the State.

Kikon said that the party is ready for the elections. "NPF is all prepared for the elections. People are on the ground for participating in the Nagaland elections", he said. (Agencies)

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