Suspense in Kohima
Kohima, March 10 (NPN): Suspense continues in the state over which party would be invited to form the next government by Governor K. Sankaranarayanan, even as the entire poll process has yet to be completed due to repolling ordered for the third time in a polling station under 33 Suruhuto assembly constituency where Khutovi of the Congress, Shetoyi, an Independent and Hokheto of the RJD are locked in a triangular contest.
On Saturday DAN had paraded 34 members (NPF-26, BJP-two and NCP-two along with four Independents) before the Governor and staked claim to form the government. The Congress has 23 members. The result in one constituency – Suruhoto – is still awaited.
Raj Bhavan sources said the process was being delayed due to the fact that the current tenth house has been placed under suspended animation. The sources said that as per Constitutional norms, the present assembly, currently under suspended animation has to be dissolved by the President on the recommendation of the Governor. Next, the 11th Nagaland Legislative Assembly has to be constituted by the Election Commission. Only after these are done, can the process of inviting any party or group be made by the Governor who also ascertains its ability to provide a stable government.
On completion of the formalities, the Governor will recommend to the President for revocation of the Central rule, imposed since January 3, the sources said. The Election Commission will issue notification for constitution of the 11th Nagaland assembly under Section 73 of Representation of Peoples Act. Earlier on Sunday afternoon, former chief minister Neiphiu Rio was elected as Leader of DAN Legislature Party.
Meanwhile, according to highly-placed sources, the Governor was likely to dissolve the House by Tuesday in order to pave way for the constitution of new Assembly. The current term of the Assembly expires on March 13.
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Lapang sworn in; MPA to move SC
Shillong, March 10 (Agencies): Senior Congress leader D D Lapang was Monday sworn in as Meghalaya Chief Minister by Governor S S Sidhu who rejected the claim of the newly-formed NCP-led Meghalaya Progressive Alliance (MPA) saying the decision was aimed at preventing horse-trading.
Three-time Chief Minister, Lapang, 74, was the only one to be sworn in and was asked by the governor to prove his majority on the floor of the House in ten days.
Stung by the Governor's decision, the MPA led by former Lok Sabha Speaker Purno A Sangma decided to move the Supreme Court on Tuesday against installation of the Congress government. The Congress, with 25 MLAs in a 60-member House, had emerged as the single largest party but the MPA paraded 30 MLAs twice before the Governor, once Monday morning, and staked its claim.
Defending his decision to call Congress, Sidhu, a former bureaucrat, said "the MPA is not a pre-poll alliance and under such a situation the single largest party should be called to form the government according to convention." When it was pointed out that the MPA had claimed the support of 31 legislators, he said "Raj Bhavan is not the place to test the position. It has to be proved on the floor of the House."
Sidhu said his decision was also aimed at preventing horse trading and to maintain healthy traditions.
"Governor S.S. Sidhu has gone by the book and invited Lapang as the leader of the largest single party to form the government. He has been given 10 days' time within which to prove his strength on the floor of the assembly," a Raj Bhawan official said.
Lapang said he would be able to prove his majority in the assembly.
Earlier in the day, the MPA headed by UDP leader Donkupar Roy and Sangma met the governor and paraded the members to press him to invite the combine to form the new government.
The tug of war began after former Lok Sabha speaker Sangma came up with a masterstroke, halting what looked like a smooth sailing for the Congress. He struck a power sharing deal with the UDP and the two parties managed to bring in all elected members belonging to regional parties and two Independents into their fold.
"The NCP will not enter into any alliance with the Congress to form the government. We shall support the UDP in forming the new government and we have all the regional party MLAs and enough independents in our grouping," Sangma announced. Although the NCP has won 14 seats and the UDP only 11, Sangma offered the chief ministership to UDP president Roy. That acted as a clincher in forging the new combine.
"We have reached an agreement. For the first two-and-a-half years, the post of chief minister will be held by the UDP. For the remaining term, it will go to the NCP," Sangma said.
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Left assumes office in Tripura
Agartala, March 10 (IANS): The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)-led Left Front that stormed back to power in Tripura assumed office Monday for the fourth term in a row, with the veteran Manik Sarkar at the helm as chief minister.
Governor Dinesh Nandan Sahaya administered the oath of office and secrecy to the 59-year-old Marxist leader and 11 others at a function at the Raj Bhavan here.
Sarkar, who first become the chief minister March 11, 1998, scripted history in Tripura by becoming the chief executive for a record third term. His predecessors - Sachindra Lal Singh (1963-1972) and Nripen Chakraborty (1978-1988) - held two terms each heading the Congress and Left Front government respectively. A CPI-M politburo member, Sarkar retained his Dhanpur seat in west Tripura, defeating his Congress rival Shah Alam by 2,918 votes.
Besides Sarkar, the others who took oath Monday are Anil Sarkar, Badal Chowdhury, Aghore Debbarma, Tapan Chakraborty, Manik Dey, Jitendra Chowdhury, Khagendra Jamatia, Sahid Chowdhury, Bijita Nath, Joy Gobinda Deb Roy and Manindra Reang. There were two first timers in Sarkar's council of ministers-- Bijita Nath, the lone woman minister in the 12-member council of ministers, and Joy Gobinda Debroy. CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat, his wife and Politburo member Brinda Karat, state committee secretary Baidyanath Majumder, senior party leaders and top officials attended the 40-minute function.
The opposition Congress-Indigenous Nationalist Party of Tripura (INPT) alliance boycotted the swearing-in-ceremony, alleging "widespread post poll violence in various parts of the state". "We shall continue our efforts to uplift the standard of living of the people, specially those living below the poverty line and make Tripura a model state in the country," Sarkar told journalists after the swearing in ceremony. The Left Front has been in power in Tripura since 1978, barring one term, 1988-1993.
The CPI-M-led Left Front Friday pulled off an emphatic victory, winning 49 seats in the 60-member legislature and routing the main opposition Congress which secured 10 seats.
, which secured only 10 seats while its poll partner INPT bagged only one seat. In the assembly election in 2003, the Left Front won in 41 seats followed by the Congress (13) and its ally INPT (six). Three women, the highest number so far, have been elected to the 10th Tripura assembly - all belonging to the CPI-M. The 60-member house will see 15 new faces, of which 12 are from the Left Front.
The CPI-M lost two seats - Kamalpur in Dhalai district and Badarghat in West Tripura district - as Left Front ally Forward Bloc cut into its vote share. It fielded its own candidates in 12 constituencies for the first time following a dispute with the dominant partner over seat sharing.
Congress candidates in Kamalpur and Badarghat defeated state Handloom and Handicrafts Minister Bijoy Laxmi Sinha and legislator Subrata Chakraborty respectively after Forward Bloc candidates cornered a chunk of CPI-M votes.
The Left Front secured over 51.18 percent votes while the Congress-INPT alliance got 42 percent.
Of the 20 seats reserved for tribals, 19 were bagged by the CPI-M while one went to INPT. The Left party won all the seven seats reserved for Scheduled Castes.
Source: http://www.nagalandpost.com/
Kohima, March 10 (NPN): Suspense continues in the state over which party would be invited to form the next government by Governor K. Sankaranarayanan, even as the entire poll process has yet to be completed due to repolling ordered for the third time in a polling station under 33 Suruhuto assembly constituency where Khutovi of the Congress, Shetoyi, an Independent and Hokheto of the RJD are locked in a triangular contest.
On Saturday DAN had paraded 34 members (NPF-26, BJP-two and NCP-two along with four Independents) before the Governor and staked claim to form the government. The Congress has 23 members. The result in one constituency – Suruhoto – is still awaited.
Raj Bhavan sources said the process was being delayed due to the fact that the current tenth house has been placed under suspended animation. The sources said that as per Constitutional norms, the present assembly, currently under suspended animation has to be dissolved by the President on the recommendation of the Governor. Next, the 11th Nagaland Legislative Assembly has to be constituted by the Election Commission. Only after these are done, can the process of inviting any party or group be made by the Governor who also ascertains its ability to provide a stable government.
On completion of the formalities, the Governor will recommend to the President for revocation of the Central rule, imposed since January 3, the sources said. The Election Commission will issue notification for constitution of the 11th Nagaland assembly under Section 73 of Representation of Peoples Act. Earlier on Sunday afternoon, former chief minister Neiphiu Rio was elected as Leader of DAN Legislature Party.
Meanwhile, according to highly-placed sources, the Governor was likely to dissolve the House by Tuesday in order to pave way for the constitution of new Assembly. The current term of the Assembly expires on March 13.
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Lapang sworn in; MPA to move SC
Shillong, March 10 (Agencies): Senior Congress leader D D Lapang was Monday sworn in as Meghalaya Chief Minister by Governor S S Sidhu who rejected the claim of the newly-formed NCP-led Meghalaya Progressive Alliance (MPA) saying the decision was aimed at preventing horse-trading.
Three-time Chief Minister, Lapang, 74, was the only one to be sworn in and was asked by the governor to prove his majority on the floor of the House in ten days.
Stung by the Governor's decision, the MPA led by former Lok Sabha Speaker Purno A Sangma decided to move the Supreme Court on Tuesday against installation of the Congress government. The Congress, with 25 MLAs in a 60-member House, had emerged as the single largest party but the MPA paraded 30 MLAs twice before the Governor, once Monday morning, and staked its claim.
Defending his decision to call Congress, Sidhu, a former bureaucrat, said "the MPA is not a pre-poll alliance and under such a situation the single largest party should be called to form the government according to convention." When it was pointed out that the MPA had claimed the support of 31 legislators, he said "Raj Bhavan is not the place to test the position. It has to be proved on the floor of the House."
Sidhu said his decision was also aimed at preventing horse trading and to maintain healthy traditions.
"Governor S.S. Sidhu has gone by the book and invited Lapang as the leader of the largest single party to form the government. He has been given 10 days' time within which to prove his strength on the floor of the assembly," a Raj Bhawan official said.
Lapang said he would be able to prove his majority in the assembly.
Earlier in the day, the MPA headed by UDP leader Donkupar Roy and Sangma met the governor and paraded the members to press him to invite the combine to form the new government.
The tug of war began after former Lok Sabha speaker Sangma came up with a masterstroke, halting what looked like a smooth sailing for the Congress. He struck a power sharing deal with the UDP and the two parties managed to bring in all elected members belonging to regional parties and two Independents into their fold.
"The NCP will not enter into any alliance with the Congress to form the government. We shall support the UDP in forming the new government and we have all the regional party MLAs and enough independents in our grouping," Sangma announced. Although the NCP has won 14 seats and the UDP only 11, Sangma offered the chief ministership to UDP president Roy. That acted as a clincher in forging the new combine.
"We have reached an agreement. For the first two-and-a-half years, the post of chief minister will be held by the UDP. For the remaining term, it will go to the NCP," Sangma said.
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Left assumes office in Tripura
Agartala, March 10 (IANS): The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)-led Left Front that stormed back to power in Tripura assumed office Monday for the fourth term in a row, with the veteran Manik Sarkar at the helm as chief minister.
Governor Dinesh Nandan Sahaya administered the oath of office and secrecy to the 59-year-old Marxist leader and 11 others at a function at the Raj Bhavan here.
Sarkar, who first become the chief minister March 11, 1998, scripted history in Tripura by becoming the chief executive for a record third term. His predecessors - Sachindra Lal Singh (1963-1972) and Nripen Chakraborty (1978-1988) - held two terms each heading the Congress and Left Front government respectively. A CPI-M politburo member, Sarkar retained his Dhanpur seat in west Tripura, defeating his Congress rival Shah Alam by 2,918 votes.
Besides Sarkar, the others who took oath Monday are Anil Sarkar, Badal Chowdhury, Aghore Debbarma, Tapan Chakraborty, Manik Dey, Jitendra Chowdhury, Khagendra Jamatia, Sahid Chowdhury, Bijita Nath, Joy Gobinda Deb Roy and Manindra Reang. There were two first timers in Sarkar's council of ministers-- Bijita Nath, the lone woman minister in the 12-member council of ministers, and Joy Gobinda Debroy. CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat, his wife and Politburo member Brinda Karat, state committee secretary Baidyanath Majumder, senior party leaders and top officials attended the 40-minute function.
The opposition Congress-Indigenous Nationalist Party of Tripura (INPT) alliance boycotted the swearing-in-ceremony, alleging "widespread post poll violence in various parts of the state". "We shall continue our efforts to uplift the standard of living of the people, specially those living below the poverty line and make Tripura a model state in the country," Sarkar told journalists after the swearing in ceremony. The Left Front has been in power in Tripura since 1978, barring one term, 1988-1993.
The CPI-M-led Left Front Friday pulled off an emphatic victory, winning 49 seats in the 60-member legislature and routing the main opposition Congress which secured 10 seats.
, which secured only 10 seats while its poll partner INPT bagged only one seat. In the assembly election in 2003, the Left Front won in 41 seats followed by the Congress (13) and its ally INPT (six). Three women, the highest number so far, have been elected to the 10th Tripura assembly - all belonging to the CPI-M. The 60-member house will see 15 new faces, of which 12 are from the Left Front.
The CPI-M lost two seats - Kamalpur in Dhalai district and Badarghat in West Tripura district - as Left Front ally Forward Bloc cut into its vote share. It fielded its own candidates in 12 constituencies for the first time following a dispute with the dominant partner over seat sharing.
Congress candidates in Kamalpur and Badarghat defeated state Handloom and Handicrafts Minister Bijoy Laxmi Sinha and legislator Subrata Chakraborty respectively after Forward Bloc candidates cornered a chunk of CPI-M votes.
The Left Front secured over 51.18 percent votes while the Congress-INPT alliance got 42 percent.
Of the 20 seats reserved for tribals, 19 were bagged by the CPI-M while one went to INPT. The Left party won all the seven seats reserved for Scheduled Castes.
Source: http://www.nagalandpost.com/
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