Manipur’s Opposition Congress party on Thursday called for a trust vote in the assembly, a day after nine legislators from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led alliance resigned from the government.Former chief minister and senior Congress leader Okram Ibobi Singh wrote to governor Najma Heptullah and requested a special assembly session to conduct the trust vote.The development is significant because the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by the BJP, is in power in all the North-East states.
If the Congress proves it has the mandate and forms the government in the state, it would be the first state in the North-East where it would form a government since the NDA, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power at the Centre.
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