BJP names Ravi Shankar Prasad, Tarun Chugh as observers for Legislative Party leader’s election in Arunachal Pradesh

BJP leaders Ravi Shankar Prasad and Tarun Chugh have been appointed as the central observers for the election of the leader of the Legislative Party in Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday.

Last week, the National People's Party (NPP) announced that they would extend support to the BJP government in the state.

NPP's Arunachal Pradesh unit president, Thangwang Wangham, said the party has accepted the people's mandate in the recently held state Assembly elections.

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Wangham said the NPP, led by Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, an ally of the North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA), would extend support to the Khandu government. 

“We accept the mandate given by the people,” PTI quoted Wangham. He assured his party's commitment to keeping the people's aspirations alive in the state.

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The BJP reached the majority mark of 42 out of 60 Assembly seats in the recently held state elections. The saffron party enjoyed an edge over the Opposition, winning 10 of the 60 seats uncontested. 

The ruling BJP had won 46 seats in the 60-member Assembly, while the NPP bagged five, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) won three, the People’s Party of Arunachal (PPA) won two, Congress won one seat, and independent candidates won in three seats.

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The BJP also won both the Lok Sabha seats in Arunachal Pradesh, elections for which were held simultaneously with assembly polls in the state on April 19.

Kiren Rijiju appointed Parliamentary Affairs Minister

Kiren Rijiju, the four-term Lok Sabha member from Arunachal Pradesh, has been appointed Parliamentary Affairs Minister in the Modi 3.0 cabinet. 

The Parliamentary Affairs Minister today asserted that he would make every effort to take everyone along to ensure the smooth functioning of Parliament and said there was no need to pull each other down on the basis of numerical strength.

He appealed to all political parties to contribute to upholding the dignity of the Parliament.