Imphal: The next chief minister of Manipur will be decided together by the BJP parliamentary board along with the state unit, state party president A Sharda Devi said on Thursday.
The party will be ready once the governor invites the party to form the next government, she said.
BJP has crossed the majority mark with 32 seats in the 60-member state assembly.
โAs a national party we have a parliamentary board, which in consultation with the state unit will decide who will be the next chief minister,โMs Devi said when asked if there will be a new chief minister or N Biren Singh will continue in office.
On how long it will take for the party to decide, she said โAs per rule the governor will invite the winning party once the full results are out. So the process of government formation will happen and other processes will follow and by then we will be ready.โ Earlier in the day, Ms Devi said that BJPโs impressive show in the Manipur assembly elections is a reflection of peopleโs acceptance of the party and its governance.
Buoyant about BJPโs win, she said the party will not only be able to meet its target of emerging victorious on its own, but also defeat big personalities of rival parties.
โThis time weโve been able to do well in areas where we have not won before. The party has gained majorly in pockets which are considered Congress strongholds. It shows that the people of Manipur have accepted us and the governance weโve provided,โ she told PTI in an interview.
Apart from targeting 40-plus seats,Ms Devi asserted, โWe had also set out to defeat big opponents of other parties in this election. I believe we have achieved that target as well.โ She also said local parties like the NPF and NPP have hinted at supporting the BJP.
On what message she would like to send to the Congress, which is leading in just three seats, the BJP leader said itโs the people of Manipur who will decide the future, growth and development of the state and elected political leaders should only follow their orders.
โThe Congress should always remember that,โ she added.
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