BJP has support to form govt in Manipur, will prove it on floor of the house: Ram Madhav

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) General Secretary said on Sunday that the party will form government in Manipur. "We have the support required to form government in Manipur. We will prove it on the floor of the house," Madhav said.

Madhav said that the NPP, LJP have extended support to BJP to form government. "We will approach Governor Najma Heptulla seeking her to invite BJP, NPP and LJP to form government in Manipur," he added.

NPP President Conrad Sangma, "The National Peoples' Party is in alliance with BJP at the Centre. It was natural for us to work with them in Manipur too."

The BJP emerged as the second largest party after the Congress in the state. The election threw up a hung verdict with none of the two mainstream parties being able to cross the magic figure of 31 in the 60-member Assembly. The Congress was the closest with 28 seats against BJP's 21, an impressive performance by all accounts.

On result day, the BJP was confident of forming the government by securing support of the Nationalist People's Party (NPP) and Naga People's Front (NPF), alliance partners of the North East Democratic Alliance and NDA at the Centre, which bagged four seats each. The LJP, which is an NDA partner, TMC and Independents have bagged one seat each. The NPF, NPP and LJP all fought the Assembly elections separately.

With ANI and PTI inputs.