Five Janata Dal (United) – JD(U) – legislators merged with the ruling party BJP in Manipur on September 2, according to a statement from Manipur legislative assembly secretariat.
“Speaker of Manipur Legislative Assembly is pleased to accept the merger of five JD(U) MLAs with the BJP under the 10th schedule of the Constitution. These names include Kh Joykishan Singh, Ngursanglur Sanate, Md Achab Uddin, Thangjam Arunkumar and LM Khaute,” the statement said.
The Bharatiya Janata Party secured a majority of 32 seats in the 60-member state assembly in the recently held assembly elections, results of which were declared on March 10.