PDA remains intact, BJP confident of Koridang by-election win as Temjen Imna Along dismisses alliance strain concerns
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DIMAPUR — The People’s Democratic Alliance (PDA) remains intact and the BJP is confident of winning the 28-Koridang by-election, Minister Temjen Imna Along said on Monday, amid questions over the absence of some senior Naga People’s Front (NPF) leaders from the campaign.
Speaking to media persons at Dimapur Airport during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s brief stopover, Along explained that the chief minister’s absence from campaigning was due to official engagements and did not indicate any strain within the alliance.
He said that leaders including CL John, Dr. Kekhrielhoulie Yhome and Deputy Chief Minister Y Patton were actively campaigning, and expressed confidence that BJP candidate Daochier I Imchen would secure a “thumping majority”.
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Deputy Chief Minister Y Patton also clarified that the chief minister had been in Delhi on official work and had only recently returned.
On the boycott of April 7 meeting by tribal apex bodies over the Foothills Road project, Along said that the government had invited stakeholders to discuss complexities related to the project, including planning and national highway components. He urged all parties to engage in dialogue and raise grievances so that issues could be addressed.
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Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed three election rallies in Assam on April 6 as part of the campaign for the upcoming assembly polls.
On his way to Dibrugarh, Modi made a brief stop at Dimapur Airport, where he was received by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, Deputy Chief Minister Y Patton, PHED Minister Jacob Zhimomi, Higher Education and Tourism Minister Temjen Imna Along, along with other ministers and MLAs.