Kohima, Mar 3 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is now prepared to form the next Nagaland government with the new ally party Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) led by three times former Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio.
The political scenario was dramatically changed in Nagaland after the lone Independent elected candidate Tongpang Ozukum and lone JD (U) elected candidate G Kaito Aye had supported to the BJP-NDPP alliance.
In the final result of the Nagaland Assembly poll, BJP has won 12 seats, while NDPP won 17, 27 by NPF, 2 by NPP and one each by JD (U) and Independent.
Earlier, it seems that the ruling Naga People’s Front (NPF) and its ally party NPP, JD (U) would form the next government with the support from the lone Independent elected candidate.
After the poll result, Nagaland Chief Minister TR Zeliang gave a proposal to BJP that NPF is ready to form a new government in the state with the BJP if the saffron party comes forward for a post-poll alliance.
Reflecting Zeliang’s proposal, Minister of State for Home and BJP leader Kiren Rijiju has said that BJP will go with the ruling NPF if no majority with the pre-poll ally party NDPP.
While the two BJP ministers are still in the Zeliang-led government the saffron party had dumped its 15-year old alliance partner NPF in Nagaland and forged with newly formed political party Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) led by three times former Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio.
On Saturday, Nagaland CM Zeliang said that BJP is the alliance partner of NPF and his party is ready to form the next government in Nagaland with BJP.
Zeliang virtually ruled out any alliance with Neiphiu Rio led NDPP.
But the political scenario has been dramatically changed in Nagaland after the poll results were out.
With this result, BJP and NDPP alliance with support from the lone Independent and JD (U) elected candidates has managed to increase their strength to 31 and its safe for forming a government.
Sources said that former three times Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio would likely to take charge the new Chief Minister charge of the new coalition government.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
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