Manipur Congress vice president Amo switches over to BJP
The Hindu
The blow comes to the Congress comes a day after the Election Commission announced the poll dates for 5 States, including Manipur.
In a blow to the Congress, its vice president for Manipur and MLA, Chaltonlien Amo switched over to the ruling BJP, on Sunday, January 22, 2022, a day after
Amo joined the BJP at a small ceremony at its office in Imphal in the presence of Union Minister of Labour and Employment Bhupedra Yadav, who is also the party in-charge of Manipur, Chief Minister N. Biren Singh and BJP Manipur president A Sharda Devi.
Since elections to theDstate assembly in the 2017 when Congress won 28 seats in a house 60, the grand old party has been beset with desertions depleted its strength in the house.
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