Imphal: In a late night development the BJP in Manipur claimed to have secured the support of 32 MLAs after getting the backing of NDA constituent parties and two other MLAs, and said it would elect the legislature party leader on Monday.
BJP has its own 21 MLAs and secured support of 11 others adding up to 32 legislators.
31 are needed to form government in the 60-member Assembly, Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said after meeting Governor Najma Heptullah. (PTI)
