After Tripura and Meghalaya, defection hits poll-bound Nagaland
The Hindu
Former Minister Imkong L. Imchen quits the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party and joins the BJP
After Tripura and Meghalaya, defection has hit election-bound Nagaland.
Former Nagaland Minister Imkong L. Imchen resigned as MLA of the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) less than a year after joining it.
He has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a minor ally of the NDPP in the Nagaland Government.
Mr. Imchen, who has represented the Koridang Assembly constituency since 2003, cited personal reasons in his resignation letter to the Nagaland Legislative Assembly Secretary. The resignation is with effect from the forenoon of January 20.
“I have joined the BJP because I have been impressed by the performance of the party under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” he said.
Mr. Imchen won the Koridang seat four times as a Naga People’s Front (NPF) candidate. He was among the 21 NPF legislators who merged with the NDPP in April 2022.
The NPF now has three MLAs left.
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