9 candidates likely to contest from Manipur Outer Parliamentary seat

Newmai News Network
IMPHAL, January 27

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]t least nine candidates are most likely contest from Manipur Outer Parliamentary seat in the forthcoming Lok Sabha poll.
While eight political parties will field their respective candidates, former Lok Sabha MP Mani Charenamei will be contesting as an Independent candidate.Sometimes back, NNN had projected that seven candidates were likely to be in the fray from the Outer seat.
Meanwhile, Loli Adanee of the BJP informed Newmai News Network this evening that he ‘will’ contest on BJP ticket from the Outer constituency of Manipur. “I had contested twice on BJP ticket in the past Lok Sabha polls and I will be contesting again from the same party of mine,” affirmed Loli Adanee.
Adanee had unsuccessfully contested the Lok Sabha polls from the BJP ticket in the year 2004 and 2009. When queried if a decision had been taken by the BJP high command on his candidature, Adaneee quipped, “I will get the BJP ticket and I have full faith in my party.”
However, speculations are rife that former minister Prof Gangmumei Kamei is also lobbying hard for the BJP ticket.
Also talking to NNN this evening, former Lok Sabha MP Kim Gangte said her candidature to contest from the Trinamool Congress ticket has been confirmed. “Yes, I’m definitely contesting on Trinamool Congress ticket from the Outer Parliamentary constituency of Manipur in the forthcoming Lok Sabha poll and there is no doubt about it,” she informed. She further disclosed that the name of Trinamool Congress party candidate for the Inner seat will be decided in the next few days by the party leaders.
Meanwhile, the North East Regional Political Parties Front (NERPF)’s strategy in connection with the ensuing Lok Sabha poll in the North East region will decide the candidates in Manipur. With the Naga People’s Front (NPF) time and again affirming to field its own candidate in Manipur hills, it is to be seen whether other regional parties in the fold of NERPF in Manipur will agree with the NPF decision.
Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), Naga People’s Front (NPF), United Democratic Party (UDP), Hill State People’s Democratic Party of Meghalaya (HSPDPM), the Manipur People’s Party (MPP), Manipur State Congress Party (MSCP), Manipur Democratic People’s Front (MDPF), Mizo National Front (MNF(, People’s Party of Arunachal (PPA)and Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT) are the 10 political parties that have formed the NERPF on October 20 last year in Guwahati. Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio is the convenor of the front while former Assam chief minister and AGP president Prafulla Mahanta is the chief advisor.
Meanwhile, former minister C Doungel is reportedly contesting on NCP ticket while president of All India Tribal Students Association (AITSA) K Zou may be fielded by the Aam Aadmi Party.
Still, well placed sources said PA Sangma led National Peoples Party (NPP) is also likely to be in the fray in the Outer seat.
From the Congress party, they are many ticket seekers and many of them are camping in the national capital. Speculations are also doing the rounds that non-Congress and non-BJP parties are also keenly observing the situation in the hill districts.