Sharad Pawar's Party Declares Support To Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphu Rio
NDTV
Bowing to the wishes of its elected legislators, Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Wednesday announced support to Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphu Rio but stopped short of saying whether it would be part of the government.
Bowing to the wishes of its elected legislators, Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Wednesday announced support to Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphu Rio but stopped short of saying whether it would be part of the government.
After a meeting with Mr Pawar and Baramati Lok Sabha member Supriya Sule on Tuesday, NCP general secretary Narendra Verma said the NCP chief had decided to accept the leadership of Chief Minister Rio "in the larger interest of the state of Nagaland".
An NCP statement on Wednesday made no mention of the BJP, which is also a coalition partner of Rio's Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP).
"On Tuesday morning, after listening to the North East in-charge he took the decision to accept the leadership of Mr N. Rio, Chief Minister of Nagaland, in the larger interest of the state of Nagaland," Verma said in the statement.
