Before the formation of the government in four states, there was a stir in the top leadership of the BJP to finalize the government formation in Manipur and Goa. The meeting was called at the residence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and was attended by BJP chief JP Nadda and National General Secretary (Organisation) BL Santosh.
Speculation intensified regarding the meeting late on Saturday evening. Sources said the meeting went on for several hours and several issues including the chief ministerial candidate and the cabinet structure of the state governments in both the states were discussed. After the end of the inauspicious period of ‘, the pace of government formation has accelerated.holashtak,
It is interesting to note that both Manipur and Goa are being contested under the leadership of the incumbent chief ministers, with the top leadership not assuring them of another term as chief ministers.
Sources said the meeting assumes significance especially for Goa and Manipur, as the party high command had called both the top contenders for the CM’s post.
“It seems that the meeting has been called to put an end to the ongoing CM-ship feud and to inform the leaders about the possible names for the chief minister’s post,” the source said.
Goa CM Pramod Sawant and BJP MLA Vishwajit Rane were both present in the meeting. Party sources said that both the leaders are in the forefront for the top post.
It is believed that who will be sworn in as the next Chief Minister of Goa, the state leadership has been informed about it in the meeting. Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh and BJP MLA T Vishwajit Singh also attended the meeting held at Shah’s residence.
Sources said Biswajit is also flexing his muscles to ensure that his name is considered for the CM’s post. With both the state leaders calling for finalizing the dates for the swearing-in, party sources said the top leadership would be surprised to decide on government formation in both the states, apart from finalizing the selection of CMs. could.
Sources said that the last Speaker of Manipur Legislative Assembly Yumnam Khemchand was also present in the meeting. “All these CM candidates as well as Nirmala Sitharaman, who is the observer, will visit Manipur on Sunday and the CM’s announcement may be made very soon,” the source said.
“There are two names in the party which are considered to be strong contenders for the post of Manipur CM and if none of them gets the post, there is a strong possibility of one of them being declared CM,” a source said.
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