Lok Sabha elections: RK Ranjan to contest for BJP from Inner Manipur seat

  • | Saturday | 23rd March, 2019

IMPHAL: Senior Manipur unit BJP spokesperson and renowned environmentalist RK Ranjan will, for the second time, contest from the Inner Manipur Parliamentary constituency in the coming Lok Sabha polls. We are confident of winning both the seats," Manipur unit BJP general secretary N Nimbus Singh told TOI. There is an understanding that NPP will support BJP candidate in the Inner constituency. The saffron party has also given a ticket to Kuki leader and the party's vice-president Benjamin Mate for the Outer Manipur seat in the hill districts.Ranjan, who is the former registrar of the centre-run Manipur University, had finished third in the last Lok Sabha polls. "We will do our best to open our account for the party in the state in the coming polls.

IMPHAL: Senior Manipur unit BJP spokesperson and renowned environmentalist RK Ranjan will, for the second time, contest from the Inner Manipur Parliamentary constituency in the coming Lok Sabha polls. The saffron party has also given a ticket to Kuki leader and the party's vice-president Benjamin Mate for the Outer Manipur seat in the hill districts.Ranjan, who is the former registrar of the centre-run Manipur University, had finished third in the last Lok Sabha polls."We will do our best to open our account for the party in the state in the coming polls. We are confident of winning both the seats," Manipur unit BJP general secretary N Nimbus Singh told TOI. "To chalk out poll strategies, our party's national spokesperson and election-in-charge of Manipur, Nalin Kohli, will arrive here soon," he added.Ranjan said BJP would highlight employment generation, strengthening of IT hub, Act East Policy, women's empowerment and developmental policies for farmers and economically deprived people as its poll agenda.NPP, which has issued ticket to its Manipur unit president Thangminlien Kipgen for Outer Manipur seat, has not its fielded candidate for the Inner seat. There is an understanding that NPP will support BJP candidate in the Inner constituency.

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