GUWAHATI: The ruling alliance, comprising the Naga Peoples Front and BJP, have determined to contest the meeting election, in a reversal of its earlier declaration to boycott the polls in keeping with a decision given through an umbrella crew of tribal our bodies and civil organizations, which wants way to the 20-year-old Naga peace procedure before the poll procedure.
A dawn-to-dusk state bandh name given the umbrella crew, Core Committee of Nagaland Tribal Hohos and Civil Organisations (CCNTHCO), in protest in opposition to the elections on Thursday fell flat as eight primary tribes withdrew their improve to the bandh and the poll boycott name.
The NPF said that it will announce its record of candidates for 58 of the 60 seats on Friday, while the BJP is prone to liberate its record Thursday. The election to the 60-assembly seats will likely be hung on February 27.
The NPF, BJP and JD (U), which have been companions of the ruling alliance, Democratic Alliance of Nagaland (DAN) for 15 years now, have all the time been contesting election with none pre-poll agreement on seat sharing.
"We will announce the names of our candidates tomorrow. BJP has requested us to leave the two seats of Northern Angami 2 and Tizit and so we will be contesting from the rest 58 seats," an NPF spokesman said. BJP state president Visasolie Lhoungu will likely be contesting from Northern Angami 2, while sitting BJP legislator P Paiwang Konyak will contest from Tizit.
The newly shaped Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) said that if others step into the election procedure, it could also practice swimsuit. "We are likely to contest in about 40 seats," NDPP operating president Alemtemshi Jamir said.
The bandh has had little or no have an effect on in the entire state. Government officials said that shops remained closed within the state's industrial capital of Dimapur within the morning hours however they opened after a couple of hours.
The organizations which determined in opposition to enforcing the bandh include Eastern Nagaland Peoples' Organisation (ENPO). Angami Public Organisation (APO) and Lotha Hoho. The ENPO constitutes six tribes Konyak, Chang, Sangtam, Yinchunger, Kiamngan and Phom.
Theja Therieh, convenor of the umbrella crew, said that the electorate is split over the answer before the election demand. "The people at the grass root do not understand the politics behind all these push for election before the solution...there is a division among the electorate."
"The very purpose of this bandh is in pursuance of the resolutions adopted collectively by Tribal Hohos, mass based organizations and all political parties that Nagas prefer to have solution first rather than election now," he said.
A dawn-to-dusk state bandh name given the umbrella crew, Core Committee of Nagaland Tribal Hohos and Civil Organisations (CCNTHCO), in protest in opposition to the elections on Thursday fell flat as eight primary tribes withdrew their improve to the bandh and the poll boycott name.
The NPF said that it will announce its record of candidates for 58 of the 60 seats on Friday, while the BJP is prone to liberate its record Thursday. The election to the 60-assembly seats will likely be hung on February 27.
The NPF, BJP and JD (U), which have been companions of the ruling alliance, Democratic Alliance of Nagaland (DAN) for 15 years now, have all the time been contesting election with none pre-poll agreement on seat sharing.
"We will announce the names of our candidates tomorrow. BJP has requested us to leave the two seats of Northern Angami 2 and Tizit and so we will be contesting from the rest 58 seats," an NPF spokesman said. BJP state president Visasolie Lhoungu will likely be contesting from Northern Angami 2, while sitting BJP legislator P Paiwang Konyak will contest from Tizit.
The newly shaped Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) said that if others step into the election procedure, it could also practice swimsuit. "We are likely to contest in about 40 seats," NDPP operating president Alemtemshi Jamir said.
The bandh has had little or no have an effect on in the entire state. Government officials said that shops remained closed within the state's industrial capital of Dimapur within the morning hours however they opened after a couple of hours.
The organizations which determined in opposition to enforcing the bandh include Eastern Nagaland Peoples' Organisation (ENPO). Angami Public Organisation (APO) and Lotha Hoho. The ENPO constitutes six tribes Konyak, Chang, Sangtam, Yinchunger, Kiamngan and Phom.
Theja Therieh, convenor of the umbrella crew, said that the electorate is split over the answer before the election demand. "The people at the grass root do not understand the politics behind all these push for election before the solution...there is a division among the electorate."
"The very purpose of this bandh is in pursuance of the resolutions adopted collectively by Tribal Hohos, mass based organizations and all political parties that Nagas prefer to have solution first rather than election now," he said.
Nagaland: Ruling NPF, BJP to contest polls, 8 tribes reject boycott call
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