BJP floats non Congress platform for North east
Himanta Biswa Sarma, a former Congressman who is seen as number two in the new BJP-led government in Assam, was yesterday made convenor of a newly-floated North-East Democratic Alliance (NEDA).
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The new platform of the BJP was formed for the development of all northeastern states, hours after Sarbananda Sonowal was sworn-in as the 14th chief minister of Assam.
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The alliance was formed at a meeting chaired by BJP president Amit Shah and attended by Sonowal and his Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Sikkim counterparts Kalikho Pul, T R Zeliang and P K Chamling respectively; party sources said yesterday night.
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The meeting was also attended by BJP National General Secretary Ram Madhav and BJP North East Zonal Organising secretary Ajay Jamwal, they added.
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"This alliance will be called North East Democratic Alliance. I congratulate Shri @himantabiswa on being declared as Convenor of NEDA," Shah later tweeted.
This alliance will be called North East Democratic Alliance.
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) May 24, 2016
I congratulate Shri @himantabiswa on being declared as Convenor of NEDA.
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“Main objective of the NEDA will be the all-round development of North East and better coordination among the states and central govt," he said in another tweet.
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"CM of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Sikkim proposed to join an alliance of non-congress parties in North East," he further said.
CM of Assam,Arunachal Pradesh,Nagaland and Sikkim proposed to join an alliance of non-congress parties in N.East. pic.twitter.com/wBuhdrleR1
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) May 24, 2016
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Sarma, a former Tarun Gogoi aide who quit Congress last year and was a key strategist in BJP's campaign, also took oath as minister yesterday.
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The meeting was also attended by BJP National General Secretary Ram Madhav, BJP North East Zonal Organising secretary Ajay Jamwal, besides Arunachal Pradesh Chief
Minister Kalikho Pul, Nagaland CM T R Zeliang and Sikkim's Chief Minister P K Chamling, sources added.Â
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