Kohima: Ahead of the 18th Lok Sabha elections, two former leaders from prominent political parties, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP), made a notable shift by joining the Congress Party on Thursday.
Kidongam Panmei, former executive member of the Ex-Service Cell and former General Secretary of the ST Morcha of the BJP state unit, along with James Kuotsu, a leader from the NDPP, officially
The joining ceremony took place in the presence of the Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) president and the party’s candidate for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, S Supongmeren Jamir.
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A statement from the Congress said that both leaders cited their decision to join the Congress Party as a voluntary move aimed at bolstering the nationwide movement led by Rahul Gandhi to uphold secular and democratic principles in the face of perceived threats from the BJP government under the PM’s leadership.
The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) welcomed the new entrants into the party fold and extended their best wishes to Panmei and Kuotsu as they embark on a new political journey aligned with the progressive and secular values of the Indian National Congress.
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