Dimapur, Jan. 7: The Nagaland unit of the Indian National Congress has decided to step into the municipal polls. On January 7, the Congress has come forward to file their nomination papers to contest the Urban Local Bodies elections for 2017 to the Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC).
Four Congress candidates, including two women, four Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates and seven independent candidates filed their nominations on the supposedly last day of nomination.
Till January 7, 23 NPF candidates, 11 BJP candidates, 4 Congress and 23 independent candidates have filed their nominations for the DMC.
