Ruling BJP at the Centre is concentrating on North East state Manipur which is going for elections in February. It is planning to win this state and then rule most of the north east states. Already BJP released the first list of 31 candidates in the upcoming two phase elections in the state.
In the meantime Congress party which is in power in the state suffered huge setback when three of its senior leaders quit the party. They included Incumbent legislators Nemcha Kipgen and Vungzagin Valte and also vice president of Congress Manipur unit S.Achouba.
Last year three senior legislators - N Biren Singh, Y Erabot Singh and Francis Ngajokpa - had quit the Congress and joined the BJP. Congress is ruling the state for the last 15 years but this time it is facing heat after the United Naga Council called for an economic blockade on November 1 to protest against the state government's decision to bifurcate Naga dominated areas and create seven new districts.
The economic blockade has affected the key road links to the state, including National Highway-2 and National Highway-37, which in turn has created an acute shortage of essential goods and supplies.Recent opinion polls conducted gave edge to BJP and this is a worrying factor for Congress party.
