BJP Attempts Damage Control As 6 JDU Arunachal MLAs Jump Ship

Amid hectic parleys within the Nitish Kumar-led JDU camp over the latest political developments in Arunachal Pradesh, BJP on Saturday tried injury management whilst JDU MLAs joined the saffron get together. BJP asserted that it had “not poached” MLAs in Arunachal Pradesh and underscored that the disgruntled legislators had switched sides of their very own accord. Calling Nitish Kumar the “guardian” of the NDA alliance in Bihar, Renu Devi, one of many Deputy CMs in Bihar, mentioned that the event in Arunachal wouldn’t have an effect on the tie-up in Bihar.

Meanwhile, Nitish Kumar on Sunday has referred to as for a gathering of his get together leaders to analyse the state of affairs and to resolve on its additional transfer. 60 govt members of the get together are to fulfill within the first half of the day and members of the National Council to fulfill within the second half on the Party HQ in Patna.

On Friday, the Janata Dal-United obtained a significant jolt in Arunachal Pradesh, with six of its seven MLAs shifting allegiance to the ruling BJP, a bulletin issued by the state legislative meeting mentioned. The JD(U) MLAs who switched sides are Talem Taboh from Rumgong Assembly Constituency, Hayeng Mangfi (Chayang Tajo), Jikke Tako (Tali), Dorjee Wangdi Kharma (Kalaktang), Dongru Siongju (Bomdila) and Kanggong Taku from Mariyang-Geku constituency, the bulletin mentioned. The growth comes a day forward of the announcement of the panchayat and municipal ballot outcomes.

On November 26, the JD(U) had issued show-cause notices to Siongju, Kharma and Taku for “anti-party” actions, and suspended them. The six JD(U) MLAs had earlier elected Talem Taboh as the brand new Legislature Party chief allegedly with out the information of senior get together members. The PPA MLA was additionally suspended by the regional outfit earlier this month. BJP has now accepted the JDU MLAs’ letter of intent to affix the get together.

The JD(U), led by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, received seven of the 15 seats it contested within the 2019 meeting elections and emerged because the second-largest get together after the BJP, which had bagged 41 seats. Congress and the National People’s Party (NPP) have 4 members every.