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Nagaland CM to be DAN candidate for LS seat

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Kohima:  Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has been chosen as the candidate of Democratic Alliance of Nagaland’s for the lone Lok Sabha seat of the state. DAN comprises Naga People’s Front (NPF), BJP and JD(U).
Briefing mediapersons after a closed door meeting of the DAN Coordination Committee meeting held at NPF central office here today, DANCC chairman Shurhozolie Liezietsu said DAN partners have unanimously decided to accept Rio as the consensus candidate.
He said following the approval of the NPF Working Committee to clear the candidature of Rio on Wednesday, the DAN Coordination Committee today held the final sitting endorsing the recommendation of the NPFWC.
“The DAN partners – NPF, BJP and JD(U) are of the same opinion that Rio will be the right candidate to go to Delhi and represent the Naga people,” said Shurhozelie, who is also the president of the regional party.
He said it has also been decided that the NPF will now approach other political parties, including the Opposition Congress and Independent MLAs to come in line with the decision of DANCC.
NCP is not a pre-poll partner of the NPF, but it is extending outside support to the government in the 60-member state Assembly while the Independent MLAs are also with NPF.
However, on the remarks of the state Congress president SI Jamir that if a consensus candidate is to send Delhi then there has to be meeting of all the political parties, Shurhozolie said “I will approach and request them to accept the consensus because Nagaland has only one seat and whoever goes will represent the Naga people and it will have greater impact in Delhi.” (PTI)

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