March 12, 2017 – Manipur News

After BJP, Congress too stakes claim to form government in Manipur – Hindustan Times

After BJP, Congress too stakes claim to form government in Manipur
Hindustan Times
(PTI FILE PHOTO). The race for government formation in Manipur doesn’t seem over yet. After BJP met Governor Najma Heptullah on Sunday night to stake claim, Congress’s incumbent chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh too went to the Raj Bhawan late at night.
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After BJP, Congress too stakes claim to form government in Manipur
Hindustan Times
(PTI FILE PHOTO). The race for government formation in Manipur doesn't seem over yet. After BJP met Governor Najma Heptullah on Sunday night to stake claim, Congress's incumbent chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh too went to the Raj Bhawan late at night.
Manipur: Congress MLA Switches Loyalty, BJP Set to Form Govt With NPP, LJP SupportNews18
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Manipur Election 2017: BJP bags second northeastern state, claims support of 32 MLAs to form govt – Firstpost

FirstpostManipur Election 2017: BJP bags second northeastern state, claims support of 32 MLAs to form govtFirstpostImphal: The BJP in Manipur on Sunday night claimed to have secured the support of 32 MLAs after getting the backing of NDA constituent pa…

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Manipur Election 2017: BJP bags second northeastern state, claims support of 32 MLAs to form govt
Firstpost
Imphal: The BJP in Manipur on Sunday night claimed to have secured the support of 32 MLAs after getting the backing of NDA constituent parties and two other MLAs, and said it would elect the legislature party leader on Monday. BJP has its own 21 MLAs …
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In Manipur, All Eyes on Governor as Cong Too Stakes Claim to Form Govt – News18

News18In Manipur, All Eyes on Governor as Cong Too Stakes Claim to Form GovtNews18Imphal: Three-time Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh has staked claim to form the government in the northeastern state, a day after the BJP claimed it had the numb…

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In Manipur, All Eyes on Governor as Cong Too Stakes Claim to Form Govt
News18
Imphal: Three-time Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh has staked claim to form the government in the northeastern state, a day after the BJP claimed it had the numbers despite finishing second in the 60-seat Assembly. Ibobi Singh reportedly told …
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In Manipur, Number 2 BJP Claims Majority, Says Will Pick Chief Minister Today – NDTV

NDTVIn Manipur, Number 2 BJP Claims Majority, Says Will Pick Chief Minister TodayNDTVImphal: Five days of Holi celebrations in Manipur have been overshadowed by competitive politics after the state voted a hung assembly on Saturday. The incumbent Congr…

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In Manipur, Number 2 BJP Claims Majority, Says Will Pick Chief Minister Today
NDTV
Imphal: Five days of Holi celebrations in Manipur have been overshadowed by competitive politics after the state voted a hung assembly on Saturday. The incumbent Congress, which has ruled the state for 15 years under Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh, …
Congress MLA also leans over as BJP crosses Manipur halfway markThe Indian Express
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Manipur Elections 2017: The Parties and the Lessons

By Amar Yumnam Manipur has just experienced the most significant Elections of this century. Since the beginning of the twenty-first century and till the 2012 Elections, these have been a rather one Party show. But this time there has emerged a more or less equally strong contender to the incumbent. While the complete outcome is […]

Yaoshang Mei Thaba

On the full-moon day of Lamta, the last month of the Manipuri Lunar calendar, Men and women are assembled at the evening for a ritual – burning a thatched hut made of hay and bamboo – what the Manipuris also called ‘Yaoshang Mei Thaba’, which marks the beginning of the Festival of Colours – Yaoshang […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/03/yaoshang-mei-thaba/

Respect the mandate

On the morrow of the election to the 11th Manipur Legislative Assembly and the razor edge hung verdict the electors’ verdict, it is difficult not to be reminded of what German philosopher Karl Popper said what the most important virtue of a liberal democracy is. Democracy is not perfect and cannot be so be it […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/03/respect-the-mandate/

Journalist yaoshang sports meet begins

All Manipur Working Journalist Union’s president Wangkhemcha Shyamjai today lit up the torch after obtaining the sacred fire from the Kangla in mark of annual journalists’ sports meet at Manipur Press Club campus today. This is the 7th sports meet for journalists organised by AMWJU during five days of Yaosang festival. Shyamjai lauded the journalists […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/03/journalist-yaoshang-sports-meet-begins/

Tug-of-war in Manipur: After BJP, Congress stakes claim to form government – Oneindia

OneindiaTug-of-war in Manipur: After BJP, Congress stakes claim to form governmentOneindiaImphal, March 13: The politics is the hill state of Manipur is heating up after the declaration of assembly election results on Saturday. Since both the Congress …

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Tug-of-war in Manipur: After BJP, Congress stakes claim to form government
Oneindia
Imphal, March 13: The politics is the hill state of Manipur is heating up after the declaration of assembly election results on Saturday. Since both the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party have not managed to get 31 seats to form the government on …
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Congress MLA also leans over as BJP crosses Manipur halfway mark – The Indian Express

The Indian ExpressCongress MLA also leans over as BJP crosses Manipur halfway markThe Indian ExpressLATE on Sunday evening, newly elected Congress MLA Shyam Kumar appeared before mediapersons at Manipur Raj Bhavan to declare that he wanted to join the …

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Congress MLA also leans over as BJP crosses Manipur halfway mark
The Indian Express
LATE on Sunday evening, newly elected Congress MLA Shyam Kumar appeared before mediapersons at Manipur Raj Bhavan to declare that he wanted to join the BJP. A day that saw the BJP steal a march over the Congress in a show of strength before the …
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Manipur: Hunt for numbers takes Cong, BJP to airport, ‘confined’ Independent MLA – The Indian Express

The Indian Express

Manipur: Hunt for numbers takes Cong, BJP to airport, ‘confined’ Independent MLA
The Indian Express
AS BOTH the Congress and BJP tried to rustle together numbers on Sunday to form a government in Manipur, a first-time Independent MLA found himself being trailed from his constituency Jiribam in south Manipur, to Silchar and Guwahati in Assam, ending …

The Indian Express

Manipur: Hunt for numbers takes Cong, BJP to airport, 'confined' Independent MLA
The Indian Express
AS BOTH the Congress and BJP tried to rustle together numbers on Sunday to form a government in Manipur, a first-time Independent MLA found himself being trailed from his constituency Jiribam in south Manipur, to Silchar and Guwahati in Assam, ending …

Election Results 2017: BJP moves fast in Goa & Manipur, Congress wallows in confusion – The Indian Express

The Indian Express

Election Results 2017: BJP moves fast in Goa & Manipur, Congress wallows in confusion
The Indian Express
(Express Photo). The BJP has moved fast to declare a Chief Minister for Goa and to seal the numbers game in Manipur while the Congress has been slow off the blocks and shown confusion on the ground. Despite knowing that the BJP was working overtime …
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Election Results 2017: BJP moves fast in Goa & Manipur, Congress wallows in confusion
The Indian Express
(Express Photo). The BJP has moved fast to declare a Chief Minister for Goa and to seal the numbers game in Manipur while the Congress has been slow off the blocks and shown confusion on the ground. Despite knowing that the BJP was working overtime …
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Manipur Election: Congress has the “Single Largest Majority”, will form next government: Okram Ibobi

By: WAHENGBAM RORRKYCHAND Congress also claims stake in Manipur Imphal, May 12: The Indian National Congress has also claimed stake today and said that its MLAs are also very much solid and united. Chief Minister, Okram Ibobi Singh has met the Governor, Najma Heptulla, tonight at around 9.45PM and claimed stake as the INC has […]

BJP to form first BJP-led government in Manipur: Ram Madhav

By: WAHENGBAM RORRKYCHAND Imphal, March 12: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to form its first government in Manipur with the support of other NDA alliances. It was informed by Ram Madhav, National General Secretary of BJP and In-charge of Northeast States after a close-door meeting with the newly elected MLAs of the […]

Both Congress and BJP Claim Numbers To Form Government in Manipur – The Quint

The Quint

Both Congress and BJP Claim Numbers To Form Government in Manipur
The Quint
The BJP is confident of claiming its stake to form a government in Manipur, after the National People’s Party (NPP) and the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) extended their support, BJP general secretary Ram Madhav said on Sunday. Meanwhile, Manipur Chief …
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Both Congress and BJP Claim Numbers To Form Government in Manipur
The Quint
The BJP is confident of claiming its stake to form a government in Manipur, after the National People's Party (NPP) and the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) extended their support, BJP general secretary Ram Madhav said on Sunday. Meanwhile, Manipur Chief …
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Manipur: Funds insufficiency, low investments big hurdles – The Indian Express

The Indian ExpressManipur: Funds insufficiency, low investments big hurdlesThe Indian ExpressManipur, Manipur finances, Manipur budget, Manipur investment, Manipur GDP, Manipur elections Manipur suffered a setback to its finances when the state lost th…

The Indian Express

Manipur: Funds insufficiency, low investments big hurdles
The Indian Express
Manipur, Manipur finances, Manipur budget, Manipur investment, Manipur GDP, Manipur elections Manipur suffered a setback to its finances when the state lost the special status owing to the Fourteenth Finance Commission recommendations. (Source: …

BJP will have numbers to form government in Manipur: Ram Madhav – Economic Times

Economic Times

BJP will have numbers to form government in Manipur: Ram Madhav
Economic Times
Assam finance minister and convener of BJP-floated platform of non-congress parties, Northeast Democratic Alliance (NEDA), Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “Manipur will be the fourth NEDA government after Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland.”
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BJP crosses magic mark in Manipur – Times of India

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BJP crosses magic mark in Manipur
Times of India
BJP, which won 21 seats against zero in 2012, now has support of 11 MLAs required to form the government — its third in the northeast. Manipur BJP general secretary Thongam Biswajit Singh and senior spokesman N Biren Singh are top contenders for the …

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