Confirmations have been received from several NDA partners including Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde, leader of the breakaway NCP faction Ajit Pawar and Pawan Kalyan of Jana Sena Party
Confirmations have been received from several NDA partners including Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde, leader of the breakaway NCP faction Ajit Pawar and Pawan Kalyan of Jana Sena Party
Confirmations have been received from several NDA partners including Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, who heads the National People’s Party (NPP), Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, who heads the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) in the State, Union Ministers Anupriya Patel of the Apna Dal (Sonelal), Ramdas Athawale of the Republican Party of India, Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde, his deputy and leader of the breakaway Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) faction Ajit Pawar, Pawan Kalyan of Jana Sena Party (JSP) and Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) leader Jitan Ram Manjhi.
HAM national president Santosh Kumar Suman on July 15 confirmed that the party had received the letter sent by BJP president J.P. Nadda. “I have received the letter to attend the NDA meeting on July 18 in Delhi. I want to thank Prime Minister Narendra Modiji, J.P. Naddaji and Amit Shahji for considering us as part of NDA. We will try our best to give maximum support to the NDA,” Mr. Suman said. He also expressed his desire to contest the Lok Sabha election from Gaya.
Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) national president Chirag Paswan also confirmed receiving the letter but he said he was still considering whether to attend. “I have received the letter of J.P. Naddaji and after discussing it with my leaders, we will take the decision whether to attend the meeting or not,” Mr. Paswan said at Patna airport. Interestingly, Minister of State for Home, Nityanand Rai, has held at least two meetings with Mr. Paswan about his return to the NDA fold in the run-up to the invite.
